%0 Journal Article %T Use of Large Clear-Cuts by Wilson¡¯s Warbler in an Eastern Canadian Boreal Forest %A Andr¨¦ Desrochers %A Jacinthe Tardif %A Marc J. Mazerolle %J Avian Conservation and Ecology %D 2012 %I Resilience Alliance %R 10.5751/ace-00521-070201 %X Wilson¡¯s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla; WIWA) has been declining for several decades, possibly because of habitat loss. We compared occupancy of territorial males in two habitat types of Qu¨¦bec¡¯s boreal forest, alder (Alnus spp.) scrubland and recent clear-cuts. Singing males occurred in clusters, their occupancy was similar in both habitats, but increased with the amount of alder or clear-cut within 400 m of point-count stations. A despotic distribution of males between habitats appeared unlikely, because there were no differences in morphology between males captured in clear-cuts vs. alder. Those results contrast with the prevailing view, mostly based on western populations, that WIWA are wetland or riparian specialists, and provide the first evidence for a preference for large tracts of habitat in this species. Clear-cuts in the boreal forest may benefit WIWA by supplying alternative nesting habitat. However, the role of clear-cuts as source or sink habitats needs to be addressed with data on reproduction. %K area-sensitivity %K Cardellina pusilla %K forest management %K forest succession %K generalized linear mixed model %K habitat use %K morphology %K occupancy modeling %K patch size %K Quebec %K wetlands %K Wilson’ %K s Warbler %U http://www.ace-eco.org/vol7/iss2/art1/