Number of individual birds recorded In 6 census days (July 12-17, 1982) on the ROW and in the adjoining forest. Species names are from Person (1980) and the most common species are marked with an asterisk.
| Species | No. birds per hectare | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROW-herbicide | ROW-handcut | Adjoining forest | |
| Most common on ROW | |||
| Common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas | 10.4* | 9.3* | 1.6* |
| Rufous-sides towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 6.1* | 1.9* | 2.8* |
| Field sparrow, Spizella pusilia | 4.2* | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea | 3.5* | 3.0* | 0.1 |
| Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis | 3.1* | 5.9* | 0.1 |
| Common on ROW | |||
| Black-capped chickadee, Parus atricapillus | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Chestnut-sided warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica | 1.5 | 2.2* | 0.2 |
| American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis | 1.2 | 0.4 | — |
| Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| American robin, Turdus migratorius | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| White-breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis | 0.5 | — | 0.7 |
| Occasional on ROW | |||
| American redstart, Setophaga ruticilia | 0.4 | 1.9* | 0.6 |
| Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater | 0.4 | 0.7 | — |
| Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.6* |
| Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia | 0.4 | — | — |
| Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus | 0.3 | — | 0.1 |
| Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia | 0.3 | 1.1 | — |
| Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea | 0.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum | 0.3 | — | — |
| Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus | 0.3 | — | 0.2 |
| Wood thrush, Hylocichla musteline | 0.3 | — | 1.3* |
| Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus | |||
| erythropthalmus | 0.2 | — | — |
| Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus | 0.2 | — | 0.1 |
| Yellow-rumped warbler, Dendroica coronata | 0.2 | — | 0.1 |
| Brown creeper, Certhia familiaris | 0.1 | — | — |
| Canada warbler, Wilsonia canadensis | 0.1 | — | — |
| American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos | 0.1 | — | — |
| Golden-winged warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera | 0.1 | — | 0.1 |
| Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus | 0.1 | — | 0.1 |
| Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus | — | 0.4 | 1.2* |
| Eastern pewee, Contopus virens | — | — | 0.7 |
| Worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus | — | — | 0.4 |
| Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus | — | — | 0.2 |
| Common (yellow-shafted) flicker, Colaptes auratus | — | — | 0.1 |
| Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis | — | — | 0.1 |
| Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus | — | — | 0.1 |