Table 1. Priority rankings of Neotropical migrant bird species, based on percent of total population in the Northeast Region. Range sizes in millions of sq. mi; relative abundance and trend (1966-1994) in Region 5 based on Breeding Bird Survey (Sauer et al. 1996). Significance of trend estimates: * = p < 0.10; ** = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.01.
Rank Species (code)

% of pop.

% of range

range size

RE- 5 abund.

RE- 5 trend

1. Bicknell’s Thrush (BITH)

>75?

34.0

0.17

?

?

2. Scarlet Tanager (SCTA)

60.1

21.1

1.09

4.6

-0.3

3. Worm-eating Warbler (WEWA)

52.6

22.6

0.57

0.3

-1.4

4. Louisiana Waterthrush (LOWA)

44.3

18.3

0.75

0.4

-0.9

5. Wood Thrush (WOTH)

44.2

17.7

1.26

14.8

-1.8***

6. Black-thr. Blue Warbler (BTBW)

44.2

24.3

0.65

1.0

0.6

7. Blue-winged Warbler (BWWA)

39.5

17.0

0.46

0.7

1.0

8. Gray Catbird (GRCA)

38.7

9.9

2.41

11.1

-0.2

9. Golden-winged Warbler (GWWA)

30.8

30.8

0.30

0.2

-7.5***

10. Eastern Phoebe (EAPH)

30.6

10.5

2.24

4.7

0.2

11. Acadian Flycatcher (ACFL)

30.2

15.4

0.90

3.1

0.8

12. Cerulean Warbler (CEWA)

30.0

11.7

0.58

0.6

-2.9***

13. Blackburnian Warbler (BBNW)

29.4

21.5

0.65

1.4

1.0

14. Solitary Vireo (SOVI)

23.1

10.5

1.42

1.6

6.2***

15. Yellow-throated Vireo (YTVI)

22.8

17.4

1.22

0.9

-0.1

16. Veery (VEER)

22.4

12.1

1.48

7.8

-0.7***

17. Northern Parula (NOPA)

22.4

17.1

1.27

1.8

0.7

18. Eastern Wood Pewee (EWPE)

22.4

14.8

1.61

4.8

-2.2***

19. Henslow’s Sparrow (HESP)

21.4

24.4

0.52

0.1

-12.2***

20. Whip-poor-will (WHIP)

21.2

17.5

1.32

0.3

-2.0***

21. Chestnut-sided Warbler (CSWA)

19.2

23.5

0.76

5.0

-0.6

22. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (RBGR)

18.4

11.9

1.53

3.0

0.0

23. Red-eyed Vireo (REVI)

18.0

7.5

3.15

23.4

1.3***

24. Black &White Warbler (BAWW)

17.5

8.6

2.79

2.4

-1.8***

25. Field Sparrow (FISP)

17.3

15.0

1.42

6.9

-4.1***

26. Hooded Warbler (HOWA)

17.2

16.8

0.77

1.1

1.4*

27. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (YBSA)

17.0

9.6

1.50

2.0

2.2*

28. Cedar Waxwing (CWAX)

17.0

8.7

2.62

7.0

1.4***

29. American Goldfinch (AMGO)

17.0

8.5

2.76

11.1

-2.6***

30. Indigo Bunting (INBU)

16.8

14.0

1.59

14.7

-0.2

31. Northern Oriole (NOOR)

16.3

6.9

3.17

4.5

-1.1***

32. Canada Warbler (CAWA)

16.1

16.8

0.94

0.9

-5.5***

33. Ovenbird (OVEN)

16.1

10.4

2.29

9.4

1.7***

34. American Redstart (AMRE)

15.6

8.0

2.99

4.8

-0.6


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