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1 September 2010 Avian Communities of the Altamaha River Estuary in Georgia, USA
Ross A. Brittain, Vicky J. Meretsky, Chris B. Craft
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Abstract

We surveyed male breeding birds in five habitats (bottomland forest, maritime oak [Quercus spp.], pine [Pinus spp.] forest, maritime shrub, saltmarsh) of coastal Georgia, USA using distance-sampling methods to estimate population densities. We examined species-habitat relationships using indicator species analysis (ISA). Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) in bottomland forest, Northern Parula (Parula americana) in maritime oak, Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) in pine forest, Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) in saltmarsh, and White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) in shrub habitat ranked highest for Partners in Flight (PIF) priority species by densities. The ISA indicated fewer PIF priority species were associated with saltmarsh, but more species (6) were unique to saltmarsh than any other habitat. Indicator species occurred more often in maritime oak than bottomland forest (8 vs. 6), but both habitats had similar numbers of PIF priority species (4). Shrub habitat covered the smallest area (∼0.2%) and had three PIF priority species, including Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), the only PIF species with extremely high priority in this study.

Ross A. Brittain, Vicky J. Meretsky, and Chris B. Craft "Avian Communities of the Altamaha River Estuary in Georgia, USA," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(3), 532-544, (1 September 2010). https://doi.org/10.1676/09-186.1
Received: 27 November 2009; Accepted: 1 March 2010; Published: 1 September 2010
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