SUMMARY OF 1983-1992 SERC BREEDING BIRD CENSUSES 
HABITAT: Mature upland deciduous forest dominated by Quercus, Fagus, Carya, Liriodendron. 
Bordered on 3 sides by riparian forest, on one side by successional forest. PLOT AREA: 15 ha 
Number of territories 
Species 
1983 
1987 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
Barred Owl 
+* 
+ 
+ 
Red-shouldered Hawk + 
nr** 
nr 
+ 
American Woodcock 
+ 
Common Flicker 
1 
+ 
+ 
0.75 
0.5 
Red-bell. Woodpeckei 
r 3.75 
2.25 
2.25 
2 
2.25 
3 
Downy Woodpecker 
1.25 
1.25 
1.5 
1 
1.75 
2 
Hairy Woodpecker 
0.75 
0.25 
0.5 
0.5 
+ 
Pileated Woodpecker 
0.5 
0.5 
0.25 
0.5 
0.25 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
+ 
1.5 
+ 
+ 
Eastern Wood Pewee 
4 
4 
4.75 
2.25 
1.5 
3 
Acadian Flycatcher 
9.75 
9 
10.75 6.25 
9.75 
1 2 
Great Cr. Flycatcher 
1 
+ 
0.5 
+ 
0.25 
Common Crow 
nr 
nr 
nr 
+ 
Blue Jay 
+ 
1.25 
0.5 
+ 
0.25 
White-br. Nuthatch 
1 
1 
1 
0.75 
0.25 
1 
Carolina Wren 
2 
0.5 
2 
1.5 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher + 
Wood Thrush 
8 
1 0 
8.75 
4.5 
5.25 
6 
American Robin 
+ 
4 - 
+ 
Gray Catbird 
+ 
+ 
Tufted Titmouse 
2.5 
2.5 
2.5 
1.25 
1 
1 .5 
Carolina Chickadee 
3 
1 .5 
1 
0.75 
1 
1 
Red-eyed Vireo 
14.75 
1 5 
1 0.5 
7.5 
4.75 
7.75 
Yellow-thr. Vireo 
+ 
Kentucky Warbler 
2 
+ 
+ 
1 
0.5 
Hooded Warbler 
1 
nr 
+ 
nr 
Oven bird 
12.25 
10.75 
10.5 
6.75 
5.5 
6.5 
Northern Parula 
0.75 
1 
1 
nr 
nr 
0.5 
Scarlet Tanager 
3.25 
2 
1.25 
+ 
1 
0.5 
Northern Cardinal 
2.75 
2.25 
2 
1.5 
0.5 
0.25 
Rufous-sided Towhee 
nr 
+ 
Br.-headed Cowbird 
nr 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
Census visits 
6 
11 
8 
5 
5 
7 
Census hours 
15.9 
28.0 
17.2 
8.25 
10.8 
11.1 
Territories on plot: 
73.25 
64.25 
62.5 
36.25 
39.0 
48.0 
Territories/100 ac 
185.0 
162.2 
157.8 
91.5 
98.5 
121.2 
- detected <. 2 times and/or < 20% of territory within plot ; ** - detected within 100m of plot 
Additional spp. detected within 100m of plot in at least one year : Great Blue Heron, Green-backed 
Heron, Wood Duck, Mallard, Mourning Dove, Eastern Phoebe, White-eyed Vireo, Louisiana Waterthrush, 
Common Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting, American Goldfinch, Common Grackle 
