Responses of Birds to the Cedar Fire in Cleveland National Forest, winter 2005–06 to winter 2006–07
Responses of Birds to the Cedar Fire in Cleveland National Forest in the Breeding Season, April 2005–July 2007
Responses of Birds in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park to the Cedar Fire in winter, December 2004–February 2007
Postfire Response of Birds in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park to the Cedar Fire in the breeding season, April 2004–July 2007
Responses of Birds to the Pines Fire in the Breeding Season, April 2003–July 2007
Responses of Birds to the Pines Fire in Winter, December 2002–February 2007
| Trend within burned area | No preference for burned or unburned |
Prefers burned | Prefers unburned | Preference unclear |
| Decreasing | Hermit Thrush | Cedar Waxwing Rock Wren House Wren Lincoln’s Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Savannah Sparrow |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Chipping Sparrow Lark Sparrow |
| Increasing | Dark-eyed Junco | Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird House Wren American Robin Lesser Goldfinch |
Western Scrub Jay Wrentit |
Band-tailed Pigeon |
| Flat | Red-tailed Hawk Northern Flicker American Crow Common Raven Bewick’s Wren Yellow-rumped Warbler |
White-throated Swift Loggerhead Shrike House Finch Rufous-crowned Sparrow California Towhee |
Nuttall’s Woodpecker California Thrasher Oak Titmouse Fox Sparrow Spotted Towhee |
[many species whose numbers were too few for analysis] |
| Absent | Mountain Quail Hutton’s Vireo Bushtit |
Not bold: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes did not differ significantly from their pattern along the unburned route. Though these species may have responded positively (column 2) or negatively (column 3) to the fire, their variations since the fire have not been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes differed significantly from their pattern along the unburned route. Though these species may be about equally abundant in burned and unburned areas (column 1), their variations since the fire have been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold italic: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes differed significantly from their pattern along the unburned routes because they were absent along the unburned routes or their numbers along the unburned routes were so low no comparison could be made.
| Trend within burned area | No preference for burned or unburned |
Prefers burned | Prefers unburned | Preference unclear |
| Decreased 2005–>2007 | Lawrence’s Goldfinch | Costa’s Hummingbird Rock Wren Lazuli Bunting Bullock’s Oriole |
Anna’s Hummingbird Scrub Jay Black-headed Grosbeak |
Blue Grosbeak |
| Increased 2005–>2007 | Common Raven Cliff Swallow Sage Sparrow |
Phainopepla Lesser Goldfinch House Finch Rufous-crowned Sparrow California Towhee |
Bewick’s Wren Wrentit Orange-crowned Warbler |
Turkey Vulture |
| Peaking | Western Bluebird Red-winged Blackbird |
Spotted Towhee | Acorn Woodpecker | |
| Dipping | White-throated Swift | Violet-green Swallow | ||
| Flat | California Quail Mourning Dove Western Wood Pewee Ash-throated Flycatcher House Wren Wilson’s Warbler Brown-headed Cowbird |
Red-tailed Hawk Western Kingbird Black-chinned Sparrow Lark Sparrow |
Mountain Quail Northern Flicker American Crow Oak Titmouse Bushtit |
American Kestrel |
| Too few to say | White-breasted Nuthatch | Cooper’s Hawk Nuttall’s Woodpecker California Thrasher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Townsend’s Warbler |
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| Absent | Hutton’s Vireo |
Bold: Pattern of change in burned area significantly different from that in unburned.
Not bold: Pattern of change in burned area not significantly different from that in unburned.
Italic: Too few in either burned or unburned for patterns of change to be compared.
| Trend on Cuyamaca | No preference for burned or unburned |
Prefers burned | Prefers unburned | Preference unclear |
| Increasing | Red-tailed Hawk Western Bluebird American Robin Bushtit Wrentit Purple Finch |
Mountain Quail California Quail Hairy Woodpecker House Finch Fox Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco California Towhee |
Red-shouldered Hawk Acorn Woodpecker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Northern Flicker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Song Sparrow |
Golden-crowned Sparrow |
| Decreasing | Rock Wren |
American Crow |
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| Peaking | Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Wild Turkey Mourning Dove Bewick’s Wren House Wren Lawrence’s Goldfinch Lincoln’s Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Chipping Sparrow |
White-breasted Nuthatch Mountain Chickadee Lesser Goldfinch Spotted Towhee |
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| Dipping | Band-tailed Pigeon | |||
| No Trend | Common Raven | Steller’s Jay W. Scrub Jay Brown Creeper Pygmy Nuthatch |
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| Too few on Cuyamaca for trend to be assessed | Pine Siskin Townsend’s Warbler |
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| Absent | Varied Thrush Golden-crowned Kinglet |
Not bold: Species whose pattern of change in Cuyamaca (burned) did not differ significantly from their pattern on Palomar (unburned). Though these species may have responded positively (column 2) or negatively (column 3) to the fire, their variations since the fire have not been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold: Species whose pattern of change along in Cuyamaca (burned) differed significantly from their pattern on Palomar (unburned). Though these species may be about equally abundant in burned and unburned areas (column 1), their variations since the fire have been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold italic: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes differed significantly from their pattern along the unburned routes because they were absent along the unburned routes or their numbers along the unburned routes were so low no comparison could be made.
| Trend on Cuyamaca | No preference | Prefers burned | Prefers unburned |
| Increasing | Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Western Bluebird Violet-green Swallow |
Mountain Quail California Quail Western Kingbird Phainopepla Bewick’s Wren House Finch Chipping Sparrow Black-chinned Sparrow Sage Sparrow California Towhee Lazuli Bunting Brewer’s Blackbird |
Nuttall’s Woodpecker Western Wood Pewee Western Flycatcher American Robin Pygmy Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren Mountain Chickadee Wrentit Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Orange-crowned Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Bullock’s Oriole |
| Decreasing | Wild Turkey | Mourning Dove Ash-throated Flycatcher Rock Wren Lawrence’s Goldfinch |
Western Tanager |
| Peaking | Anna’s Hummingbird Costa’s Hummingbird Pine Siskin |
Brown Creeper | |
| Dipping | Oak Titmouse Purple Finch |
White-throated Swift Lesser Goldfinch Lark Sparrow |
Acorn Woodpecker Steller’s Jay W. Scrub Jay Spotted Towhee |
| Zigzag up-down-up | Bushtit | ||
| Zigzag down-up-down | European Starling | ||
| No trend | Turkey Vulture Brown-headed Cowbird |
Olive-sided Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Common Raven Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Band-tailed Pigeon Warbling Vireo American Crow Purple Martin Yellow Warbler Townsend’s Warbler Wilson’s Warbler |
| Too few on Cuyamaca for trends to be compared |
Cassin’s Vireo Hermit Thrush Common Yellowthroat |
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| Absent | Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Not bold: Species whose pattern of change in Cuyamaca (burned) did not differ significantly from their pattern on Palomar (unburned). Though these species may have responded positively (column 2) or negatively (column 3) to the fire, their variations since the fire have not been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold: Species whose pattern of change along in Cuyamaca (burned) differed significantly from their pattern on Palomar (unburned). Though these species may be about equally abundant in burned and unburned areas (column 1), their variations since the fire have been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold italic: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes differed significantly from their pattern along the unburned routes because they were absent along the unburned routes or their numbers along the unburned routes were so low no comparison could be made.
| Trend within burned area | No preference for burned or unburned |
Prefers burned | Prefers unburned | Preference unclear |
| Increasing | Wild Turkey Brown-headed Cowbird |
California Quail White-throated Swift Sage Sparrow |
Greater Roadrunner Western Wood Pewee Steller’s Jay Dark-eyed Junco Scott’s Oriole |
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| Increased, then flat | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | flat for 3 years Red-tailed Hawk Bullock’s Oriole flat for 2 years Red-shouldered Hawk Phainopepla |
flat for 4 years Western Bluebird White-breasted Nuthatch Cactus Wren flat for 3 years Acorn Woodpecker California Thrasher Violet-green Swallow flat for 2 years Western Scrub Jay Mountain Chickadee Bushtit Wrentit |
flat for 3 years Bell’s Vireo Verdin flat for 2 years |
| Increased, then decreased | California Towhee Black-headed Grosbeak Brewer’s Blackbird |
American Kestrel Mountain Quail Costa’s Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird Loggerhead Shrike European Starling Rock Wren House Wren Lesser Goldfinch Black-chinned Sparrow Rufous-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee |
Band-tailed Pigeon Bewick’s Wren Black-throated Sparrow |
White-tailed Kite Black Phoebe House Sparrow Song Sparrow Yellow-breasted Chat Western Meadowlark |
| Decreasing | Say’s Phoebe | Mourning Dove American Crow N. Mockingbird |
Horned Lark | |
| Decreased, then increased | Common Raven | House Finch | Red-winged Blackbird | |
| Zigzag (down-up-down) | Lawrence’s Goldfinch | Western Kingbird Lazuli Bunting |
Oak Titmouse | |
| Zigzag (up-down-up) | Hairy Woodpecker | |||
| Flat | Turkey Vulture Cooper’s Hawk Ash-throated Flycatcher |
Nuttall’s Woodpecker Lark Sparrow Blue Grosbeak |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Flicker |
Common Yellowthroat Summer Tanager |
| Too few for trend to be assessed | Hutton’s Vireo American Robin Pygmy Nuthatch |
Bold: Pattern of change in burned area significantly different from that in unburned.
Bold italic: Pattern of change in burned area differs from that in unburned because numbers in unburned area too low for valid statistical comparison.
Not bold: Pattern of change in burned area not significantly different from that in unburned, or comparison not appropriate because of habitat differences (“preference unclear” category).
| Trend within burned area | No preference for burned or unburned |
Prefers burned | Prefers unburned | Preference unclear |
| Decreasing | ||||
| Increasing | Cooper’s Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Mountain Quail California Quail |
European Starling Fox Sparrow Spotted Towhee |
Wild Turkey Greater Roadrunner Hairy Woodpecker American Robin Oak Titmouse Wrentit | California Towhee |
White-tailed Kite Northern Harrier House Sparrow Common Yellowthroat |
| Peaking (number is number of winters from fire to peak) | American Kestrel (4) White-throated Swift (3) Say’s Phoebe (4) Loggerhead Shrike (4) Hermit Thrush (4) N. Mockingbird (4) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4) White-crowned Sparrow (4) |
Red-tailed Hawk (4) American Crow (3) Rock Wren (2) Lawrence’s Goldfinch (3) Lincoln’s Sparrow (4) Vesper Sparrow (2) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (4) |
Phainopepla (4) Western Bluebird (4) Cactus Wren (4) Bewick’s Wren (4) Purple Finch (2) Black-throated Sparrow (3) |
Black Phoebe (4) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (4) Horned Lark (3) Song Sparrow (4) Western Meadowlark (2) |
| Dipping (number is number of winters from fire to trough) | Bushtit (2) | |||
| Zigzag (down-up-down; number is number of winters from fire to peak) | Mountain Bluebird (4) | Nuttall’s Woodpecker (4) Common Raven (3) |
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| Zigzag (up-down-up; number is number of winters from fire to trough) | N. Flicker (4) W. Scrub Jay (4) |
Mourning Dove (3) House Finch (3) Dark-eyed Junco (4) |
Band-tailed Pigeon (4) | American Pipit Brewer’s Blackbird |
| Zigzag (up-down-up-down or “M” pattern | Brewer’s Sparrow | House Wren Lesser Goldfinch Chipping Sparrow Lark Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Golden-crowned Sparrow | Savannah Sparrow |
| Plateau (increase from year 1 to year 2, no change since) | Sage Sparrow | Acorn Woodpecker Steller’s Jay California Thrasher White-breasted Nuthatch |
Red-winged Blackbird | |
| Flat | Golden Eagle Anna’s Hummingbird |
Ladder-backed Woodpecker Mountain Chickadee |
Sharp-shinned Hawk Verdin |
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| Absent | Pygmy Nuthatch Scott’s Oriole |
Not bold: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes did not differ significantly from their pattern along the unburned routes. Though these species may have responded positively (column 2) or negatively (column 3) to the fire, their variations since the fire have not been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes differed significantly from their pattern along the unburned routes. Though these species may be about equally abundant in burned and unburned areas (column 1), their variations since the fire have been affected clearly by postfire succession.
Bold italic: Species whose pattern of change along the burned routes differed significantly from their pattern along the unburned routes because they were absent along the unburned routes or their numbers along the unburned routes were so low no comparison could be made.