Ecology and Management of Scrub-shrub Birds
in New England: A Comprehensive Review
Submitted to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Resource Inventory and Assessment Division
August 30, 2007
By
Scott Schlossberg
Department of Natural Resources Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
And
David I. King
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Table of Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1. The New England Scrub-shrub Bird Community........................................................4
Chapter 2. Scrub-shrub Habitats ..................................................................................................12
Chapter 3. Status and Trends of Scrub-shrub Bird Populations ..................................................21
Chapter 4. Habitat Preferences ....................................................................................................42
Chapter 5. Patch and Landscape Ecology....................................................................................58
Chapter 6. Factors Influencing Reproductive Success ................................................................68
Chapter 7. Movement and Dispersal............................................................................................77
Chapter 8. Winter and Migration .................................................................................................83
Chapter 9. Management and Research Recommendations..........................................................90
References.....................................................................................................................................94
Scientific Names of Plants and Animals.............................................................................