Title:

Diurnal breeding bird data for unmanaged Douglas-fir forests in western Washington and Oregon: 1984-1986

Author(s):

Raley, Catherine M.; Huff, Mark H.

Publication Year:

2017

How to Cite:

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Raley, Catherine M.; Huff, Mark H. 2017. Diurnal breeding bird data for unmanaged Douglas-fir forests in western Washington and Oregon: 1984-1986. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0058

Abstract:

This data publication contains bird count data from breeding bird surveys conducted between 1984 and 1986 in 151 natural fire-regenerated Douglas-fir stands within 3 provinces of Washington and Oregon: Southern Washington Cascade Range, Oregon Cascade Range, and the Oregon Coast Ranges. The sampling design incorporated an age gradient (young, mature, old-growth) and a moisture gradient (dry, mesic, wet). The moisture gradient was investigated only in old-growth stands (i.e., old-growth dry, old-growth mesic, and old-growth wet) and the age gradient was studied only in mesic stands (i.e., old-growth mesic, mature mesic, young mesic). In each stand, birds were sampled using the variable circular plot technique and, generally, early-morning surveys were conducted 6 times from mid-April to early July during 2 consecutive breeding seasons. Surveys were conducted in 48 Douglas-fir stands in the Southern Washington Cascades and a total of 71 bird species were detected; 56 stands were surveyed in the Oregon Cascades and 79 species were detected; and 47 stands were surveyed in the Oregon Coast Ranges and 85 species were detected. This publication also contains related stand data, including location, elevation, stand age, and moisture.

Keywords:

biota; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Animal ecology; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; Wildlife (or Fauna); Birds; Habitat management; birds; breeding birds; Douglas-fir forests; old-growth forests; Pacific Northwest; Washington; Oregon; Cascade Range; Coast Ranges

Related publications:

• Huff, Mark H.; Raley, Catherine M. 1991. Regional patterns of diurnal breeding bird communities in Oregon and Washington. Pages 177-205. In: Ruggiero, Leonard F.; Aubry, Keith B.; Carey, Andrew B.; Huff, Mark H. 1991. Wildlife and vegetation of unmanaged Douglas-Fir forests. General Technical Report . PNW-GTR-285. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 533 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-285
• Ruggiero, Leonard F.; Aubry, Keith B.; Carey, Andrew B.; Huff, Mark H. 1991. Wildlife and vegetation of unmanaged Douglas-Fir forests. General Technical Report . PNW-GTR-285. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 533 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-285

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