Table 3. Increasing and
decreasing species of NTMBs ranked by long-term (1966-94) trend estimate from Breeding
Bird Survey data for USFWS Region 5 (Sauer et al. 1996). Significance of trend
estimates: * = p < 0.10; ** = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.01. Habitat defined for
simplicity as Forest (including open woodland, mid-successional, and edge habitats) and
Open (including early second-growth, grassland, shrub-scrub, and other non-forest
habitats).
| Most Declining Species |
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Most Increasing Species |
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| Species |
Trend |
Habitat |
|
Species |
Trend |
Habitat |
| Species |
Trend |
Habitat |
|
Species |
Trend |
Habitat |
| Common Nighthawk |
-13.7*** |
Open |
|
Philadelphia Vireo |
+8.2 |
Forest |
| Henslow’s Sparrow |
-12.2*** |
Open |
|
Solitary Vireo |
+6.2*** |
Forest |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
-8.1 |
Open |
|
Yellow-thr.Warbler |
+5.9*** |
Forest |
| Golden-winged Warbler |
-7.5*** |
Open |
|
Tennessee Warbler |
+5.8 |
Forest |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
-7.3*** |
Forest/Edge |
|
Cape May Warbler |
+4.0 |
Forest |
| Marsh Wren |
-5.9*** |
Open |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
+3.8*** |
Forest |
| Vesper Sparrow |
-5.8*** |
Open |
|
Pine Warbler |
+3.3*** |
Forest |
| Canada Warbler |
-5.5*** |
Forest |
|
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird |
+3.3*** |
Open |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
-5.1*** |
Open |
|
Purple Martin |
+3.0* |
Open |
| Yellow-shafted Flicker |
-5.0*** |
Forest/Edge |
|
Chuck-will’s Widow |
+2.9 |
Forest |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
-4.8* |
Forest |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
+2.9 |
Forest |
| Horned Lark |
-4.7*** |
Open |
|
Pine Siskin |
+2.8 |
Forest/Edge |
| Rufous-sided Towhee |
-4.7*** |
Open |
|
Orchard Oriole |
+2.7*** |
Open |
| Brown Thrasher |
-4.4*** |
Open |
|
Hermit Thrush |
+2.7*** |
Forest |
| Field Sparrow |
-4.1*** |
Open |
|
Eastern Bluebird |
+2.5*** |
Open |
| Nashville Warbler |
-4.0 |
Forest |
|
Blue Grosbeak |
+2.0*** |
Open |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
-3.0*** |
Open |
|
Yellow-bel. Flycatcher |
+2.0 |
Forest |
| Cerulean Warbler |
-2.9*** |
Forest |
|
Ovenbird |
+1.7*** |
Forest |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
-2.9*** |
Open |
|
Magnolia Warbler |
+1.5 |
Forest |
| White-thr. Sparrow |
-2.9*** |
Forest/Edge |
|
Warbling Vireo |
+1.5*** |
Forest/Edge |
| Savannah Sparrow |
-2.7*** |
Open |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
+1.4*** |
Open |
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
-2.7*** |
Open |
|
Hooded Warbler |
+1.4* |
Forest |
| American Goldfinch |
-2.6*** |
Open |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
+1.3*** |
Forest |
| Swainson’s Thrush |
-2.4** |
Forest |
|
Wilson’s Warbler |
+1.2 |
Open |
| Yellow-breasted Chat |
-2.4*** |
Open |
|
Tree Swallow |
+1.2* |
Open |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
-2.2*** |
Forest |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
-2.0*** |
Open |
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| Whip-poor-will |
-2.0*** |
Forest/Edge |
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| Black-billed Cuckoo |
-1.9*** |
Forest |
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| Bank Swallow |
-1.9 |
Open |
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| Black-&-white Warbler |
-1.8*** |
Forest |
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| Wood Thrush |
-1.8*** |
Forest |
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| Eastern Kingbird |
-1.6*** |
Open |
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| Chimney Swift |
-1.4*** |
Open |
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| Least Flycatcher |
-1.4*** |
Forest |
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| Bay-breasted Warbler |
-1.4 |
Forest |
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| Worm-eating Warbler |
-1.4 |
Forest |
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| Song Sparrow |
-1.3*** |
Open |
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| Kentucky Warbler |
-1.2 |
Forest |
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| Northern Oriole |
-1.1*** |
Forest/Edge |
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| Northern Waterthrush |
-1.1 |
Forest |
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| Prothonotary Warbler |
-1.0 |
Forest |
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| Prairie Warbler |
-1.0 |
Open |
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