Survival and habitat use by fledgling northern flickers in a fragmented forest landscape

The post‐fledging dependency period of birds is often characterized by high juvenile mortality, but fledglings in specific habitats may have increased survivorship. We describe habitat use by fledgling northern flickers ( Colaptes auratus ) in relation to the availability of patchy forest and prairie habitat in central British Columbia, Canada. We used radiotelemetry to monitor survival of fledglings according to their use of habitats during the...