Does Proximity to Wetland Shrubland Increase the Habitat Value for Shrubland Birds of Small Patches of Upland Shrubland in the Northeastern United States?

Table 1

Species detected in 2011 point counts.

Common name	Species	Family	Shrubland; species*	Shrubland; specialist**	Shrubland; utilization***	Number; sites	Number; individuals
Northern flicker	Colaptes auratus	Picidae				1	1
Willow flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Tyrannidae				1	2
Red-eyed vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Vireonidae				4	4
Blue jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Corvidae				1	2
American crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Corvidae				1	1
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Hirundinidae				2	2
Black-capped chickadee	Poecile atricapilla	Paridae				3	5
Tufted titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	Paridae				3	4
Carolina wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	Troglodytidae	Yes		Upland	12	15
Marsh wren	Cistothorus palustris	Troglodytidae				1	1
American robin	Turdus migratorius	Turidae				15	45
Gray catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Mimidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	22	74
European starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae				1	1
Cedar waxwing	Bombycilla cedorum	Bombycillidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	4	11
Chestnut-sided warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Parulidae	Yes	Yes	Upland/wetland	3	3
American redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Parulidae				1	1
Prairie warbler	Dendroica discolor	Parulidae	Yes	Yes	Upland	2	3
Blue-winged warbler	Vermivora pinus	Parulidae	Yes	Yes	Upland/wetland	4	4
Yellow warbler	Dendroica petechia	Parulidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	20	63
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus	Parulidae				1	1
Common yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Parulidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	3	4
Eastern towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Emberizidae	Yes		Upland	9	16
White-throated sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Emberizidae	Yes		Upland	1	1
Chipping sparrow	Spizella passerine	Emberizidae				3	4
Field sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Emberizidae	Yes	Yes	Upland	1	1
Song sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Emberizidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	9	17
Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinalidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	10	17
Red-winged blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Icteridae				7	30
Common grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Icteridae				3	8
Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula	Icteridae				5	9
House finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	Icteridae				1	2
American goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	Fringillidae	Yes		Upland/wetland	14	27
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae				1	1

∗Based on Schlossberg and King [8], **Based on Askins et al., [12], ***Based on DeGraaf et al., [1].