Table 1.

Number of birds per species/100 ha/day, number of individuals of all species combined/100 ha/day, and number of species on the State Game Lands 33 Research and Demonstration ROW and in the adjacent forest during four time periods (June 2000, August 2000, June 2001, and August 2001) and for all periods combined. Only those species present on the ROW during at least three periods are included in this table (a complete list is available from Richard Yahner). Surveys were conducted for 6 days; the total area of the ROW and forest surveyed was 6.87 ha (17 ac). Species are listed in phylogenetic order. Common species (≥50 individuals/100 ha/day) are given in bold.

Bird speciesJune 2000August 2000June 2001August 2001All periods
RzFyRFRFRFRF
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)2*x5*2***2*)
Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)5***2*2*2*
Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)2*222*12*5<1
Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)2*5*2***2*
Least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)**2*2217*6<1
Common raven (Corvus corax)**5*7*10*6*
Blue jay (Cyanositta cristata)**302**19*12<1
Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)102*21929310134
Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)15*40*2*2*10*
Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)20*22*22*56*30*
Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)25*52***10*22*
Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus)3277742519885504567
Chestnut-sided warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)69*2*93*95*65*
Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia)5*10*19*34*17*
American redstart (Setaphaga ruticilla)874217*1035410777726
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)5301020*34105722
Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)67*200*100*347*179*
Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)*102*7192*37
Eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)94269*105*134*101<1
Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)10***1522*3<1
Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla)77*215*129*171*148*
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)22*27*25*24*26*
Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)25*12*5*17*17*
Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)77*32*95*105*77*
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)**5*7*10*6*
Total/100 ha/day23773280268722451,50782725105
Total number of species25826726133274320
  • z R = ROW.

  • y F = adjacent forest.

  • x An asterisk (*) indicates that the species was not present on the ROW and/or forest during that season.