Observation of Japanese scops-owls and a grey-faced buzzard in a Japanese cedar plantation at an establishment stage

Abstract

We installed infrared automatic cameras in a Japanese cedar plantation of six-year-old and obtained the photographs of Japanese scops-owls Otus semitorques and a grey-faced buzzard Butastur indicus. Photographs were taken during April to June and individuals seemed to visit this site for foraging. Plantations at an establishment stage are likely to serve hunting areas not only for diurnal raptors but also for nocturnal raptors.