Table 4.

Number of individual birds per species/100 ha/day, number of total individual birds of all species combined/100 ha/day, and number of species on the ROW of the State Game Lands 33 Research and Demonstration Project in wire zones [3.23 ha (8 ac)] versus border zones [3.59 ha (8.9 ac)] in each of six treatment units combined. Only species in which at least five individual birds/100 ha/day were observed in either wire or border zones are included in the table (a complete list is available from Richard Yahner). Common species (≥50 individuals/100 ha/day) are given in bold.

Bird speciesZone
WireBorder
Ruffed grouse*5
Black-billed cuckoo*z5
Downy woodpecker*9
Northern flicker*5
Eastern wood-pewee*5
Least flycatcher626
Common raven29*
Blue jay*57
Black-capped chickadee*77
Tufted titmouse*5
White-breasted nuthatch*9
Blue-gray hnatcatcher*9
Veery*9
American robin19
Gray catbird1943
Cedar waxwing*37
Red-eyed vireo185
Chestnut-sided warbler8115
Black-throated blue warbler*5
Black-throated green warbler*35
Black-and-white warbler*35
American redstart2150
Ovenbird*10
Common yellowthroat121227
Scarlet tanager*6
Eastern towhee30160
Chipping sparrow*13
Field sparrow133163
Song sparrow1436
Rose-breasted grosbeak*28
Indigo bunting21128
American boldfinch19
Total/100 ha/day3931,530
Total number of species1739
  • z An asterisk (*) indicates that the species was not present.