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Guild | species | Hydrologic regime preference | HSI criteria | Source |
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Diving | | | | |
American coot | Semipermanent | Percent emergent herbaceous vegetation | [29] |
| | Herbaceous vegetation-open water edge | |
| | Hydrologic regime | |
Lesser scaup | Permanent | Percent herbaceous cover | [30] |
| | Average height of herbaceous vegetation | |
| | Percent shrub crown cover | |
| | Hydrologic regime | |
|
Dabbling | | | | |
Wood duck | Permanent | Density of potential nest sites | [31] |
| | Percent cover woody and herbaceous vegetation | |
| | Interspersion | |
Blue-winged teal | Semi-permanent | Wetland density to 0.9 km radius | [32] |
| | Average height of herbaceous vegetation | |
| | Distance to nesting habitat | |
|
Wading | | | | |
Great egret | Semipermanent to permanent | Appropriate water depth | [33] |
| | Submerged and emergent cover at optimal depth | |
| | Appropriate water depth under woody cover | |
| | Height of woody vegetation | |
| | Distance from nest site to road or disturbed area | |
Great blue heron | Permanent | Distance to potential rookery | [34] |
| | Presence of suitable prey and foraging substrate | |
| | Width of buffer for foraging and nesting sites | |
|
Emergent-dependent | | | | |
Marsh wren | Seasonally | Growth form of emergent vegetation | [35] |
| | Percent herbaceous and woody vegetation cover | |
| | Mean water depth | |
Red-winged | Semipermanent to permanent | Growth form of emergent vegetation | [36] |
blackbird | | Percent herbaceous vegetation cover | |
| | Presence of carp | |
| | Presence of Odonate nymphs | |
| | Hydrologic regime | |
| | Presence of regional foraging sites | |
|