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Relative Species Abundance
1993-2000

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Point Counts were conducted at Big Bald Mountain, Cherokee Wildlife Management Area, Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, and Unaka Mountain during the period 1993-2000. Counts were not consistently done each year at the various sites nor were the number of points covered the same number each year. Of the top 20 species, 13 species were neotropical migrants. The table below summaries the top twenty species on counts by relative abundance of individuals in the years 1993-2000.

Summary Top 20 Species by
Relative Abundance 1993-2000
SpeciesCount
Dark-eyed Junco439
Red-eyed Vireo360
Ovenbird339
Veery288
Eastern Towhee270
American Crow237
Black-throated Blue Warbler191
Blue-headed Vireo190
Black-throated Green Warbler171
Hooded Warbler135
Blue Jay116
Chestnut-sided Warbler111
Scarlet Tanager101
Winter Wren98
Canada Warbler90
Gray Catbird87
Acadian Flycatcher85
Golden-crowned Kinglet83
Red-breasted Nuthatch82
Wood Thrush78



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