Figure 5
Proportion of wildlife species detections by camera traps at deer feeders in Mississippi, USA, from photos collected during May–August of 2019 and 2020. Game bird species were Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), and Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura). Songbirds include American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), and Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). Other avian taxa included Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura), Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus), Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus), and American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). Mammals included white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), raccoons (Procyon lotor), wild pigs (Sus scrofa), squirrels (Sciurus spp.), and Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Other mammal taxa included rabbit species (Sylvilagus spp.), nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), domestic cats (Felis catus), coyotes (Canis latrans), fox species, and small mammals.

Proportion of wildlife species detections by camera traps at deer feeders in Mississippi, USA, from photos collected during May–August of 2019 and 2020. Game bird species were Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), and Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura). Songbirds include American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), and Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). Other avian taxa included Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura), Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus), Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus), and American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). Mammals included white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), raccoons (Procyon lotor), wild pigs (Sus scrofa), squirrels (Sciurus spp.), and Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Other mammal taxa included rabbit species (Sylvilagus spp.), nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), domestic cats (Felis catus), coyotes (Canis latrans), fox species, and small mammals.

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