Pine Swamp
Basic information
Sample name: Pine Swamp

Reference: K. S. Anderson and H. K. Maxfield. 1962. Sampling passerine birds in a wooded swamp in southeastern Massachusetts. Wilson Bulletin 74(4):381-385 [ER 709]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Massachusetts

County: Bristol

Coordinate: 42° 54' N, 71° 5' W
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "on the northeast outskirts of the city of Taunton" (coordinate based on Taunton)

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Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 23.0

CMT: -0.9

MAP: 1136.0

Habitat comments: "red maple-white cedar swamp"
climate data based on station 72507 (Providence Airport)

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: mist nets

Sample size: 177 individuals

Years: 1960

Days: 20

Nets or traps: 16

Net or trap nights: 320

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: eight 7 x 40 foot nets placed on each of two trails laid out for two days at a time on ten occasions

Metadata
Sample no: 1026

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-08-15 20:50:13

Modified: 2014-08-15 10:50:13

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
18 species
4 singletons
total count 177
geometric series index: 28.1
Fisher's α: 5.01
geometric series k: 0.8113
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8795
Shannon's H: 2.3824
Good's u: 0.9775
Register
Picoides villosus 22.7 g
Picoides pubescens 42.8 g
Cyanocitta cristata 6
Poecile atricapillus 35
Dumetella carolinensis 435.3 g
Turdus migratorius 3478.5 g
Hylocichla mustelina 1747.8 g
Catharus fuscescens 2331.9 g
Mniotilta varia 410.9 g
Setophaga virens 18.9 g
Seiurus aurocapilla 11
"Seiurus aurocapillus"
Parkesia noveboracensis 1316.3 g
Geothlypis trichas 22.1 g
Cardellina canadensis 7
Setophaga ruticilla 18.4 g
Icterus galbula 133.9 g
Quiscalus quiscula 11120.0 g
Pipilo erythrophthalmus 141.3 g