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. 2011 May 5;84(5):718–726. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0586

Table 1.

Predicted relative abundances of avian species observed during point-count surveys in TNF and used in forage ratio calculations

Species Relative Abundance
Cx. erraticus Cx. restuans Cs. melanura
Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens 0.025 0.032 0.039
American crow Corvus brachyrhychos 0.022 0.016 0.015
American robin Turdus migratorius 0.003 0.003 0.003
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica 0.001 0.001 0.001
Barred owl Strix varia 0.006 0.006 0.008
Blue grosbeak Guiraca cerulea 0.004 0.003 0.004
Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata 0.030 0.027 0.027
Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 0.041 0.043 0.042
Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus 0.004 0.004 0.004
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum 0.017 0.011 0.010
Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater 0.009 0.008 0.008
Brown-headed nuthatch Sitta pusilla 0.011 0.008 0.007
Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis 0.030 0.030 0.029
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovivianus 0.059 0.061 0.062
Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina 0.003 0.001 0.001
Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis 0.001 0.000 0.000
Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula 0.002 0.001 0.001
Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 0.006 0.007 0.008
Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens 0.022 0.023 0.024
Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis 0.001 0.000 0.000
Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 0.001 0.001 0.001
Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe 0.001 0.001 0.001
Eastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 0.011 0.007 0.007
Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens 0.003 0.003 0.002
Eurasian collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto 0.000 0.000 0.000
Field sparrow Spizella pusilla 0.004 0.004 0.004
Fish crow Corvus ossifragus 0.004 0.004 0.004
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 0.003 0.003 0.003
Great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 0.020 0.019 0.019
Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus 0.004 0.004 0.004
Hooded warbler Wilsonia citrina 0.038 0.042 0.039
Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea 0.016 0.013 0.013
Kentucky warbler Opornis formosus 0.007 0.008 0.008
Lousiana waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 0.005 0.007 0.008
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura 0.007 0.006 0.007
Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 0.111 0.109 0.104
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottis 0.003 0.001 0.002
Northern parula Parula americana 0.035 0.045 0.055
Orchard oriole Icterus spurius 0.001 0.000 0.000
Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 0.012 0.014 0.015
Pine warbler Dendroica pinus 0.016 0.011 0.009
Prairie warbler Dendroica discolor 0.006 0.004 0.004
Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea 0.005 0.006 0.008
Purple martin Progne subis 0.002 0.002 0.002
Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 0.079 0.068 0.063
Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus 0.061 0.067 0.062
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 0.005 0.004 0.004
Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus 0.006 0.007 0.008
Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 0.002 0.001 0.002
Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris 0.013 0.013 0.012
Summer tanager Piranga rubra 0.029 0.026 0.024
Swainson's warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii 0.004 0.005 0.005
Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 0.063 0.067 0.065
White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus 0.035 0.036 0.036
Wild turkey Meleagris gallapavo 0.001 0.001 0.001
Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina 0.012 0.015 0.018
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 0.056 0.065 0.069
Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens 0.007 0.005 0.005
Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus auratus 0.004 0.005 0.005
Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons 0.009 0.010 0.010
Yellow-throated warbler Dendroica dominica 0.002 0.002 0.001