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Figure 12. — Canebrake habitat in the Ocmulgee River floodplain forest near 

 Macon, Ga. Of 91 territorial males that I observed along the Ocmulgee 



over a period of years, 87 had territories in canebrakes. 



Ocmulgee River floodplain forest in Georgia 



In this area the Swainson's Warbler is found in the extensive 

 canebrakes some 3 to 5 miles southeast of Macon in Bibb County 

 in central Georgia (Meanley, 1945). The largest stands I have 

 ever seen of the fast-disappearing canebrake habitat occur in this 

 area. In 1968, there were still some sections in the Ocmulgee 



