Hanson
Basic information
Sample name: Hanson

Reference: J. H. Waters. 1967. Avian populations in a recently disturbed old field succession. Bird-Banding 38(1):17-37 [ER 711]
Geography
Country: United States

State: Massachusetts


Coordinate: 42° 5' N, 70° 53' W
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "on the east side of Bonney Hill, north and east of Bonney Hill Lane" (coordinate based on Hanson)

Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 22.1

CMT: -3.4

MAP: 1289.0

Habitat comments: climate data based on station 74492 (Boston)

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: mist nets

Sample size: 1129 individuals

Years: 1960 - 1964

Days: 241

Nets or traps: 4

Net or trap nights: 964

Sampling comments: two 9 m and two 3 m nets set for "a total of 241 days"

Metadata
Sample number: 1028

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-08-16 13:20:45

Modified: 2014-08-16 03:20:45

Abundance distribution
30 species
5 singletons
total count 1129
geometric series index: 43.4
Fisher's α: 5.660
geometric series k: 0.8250
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8755
Shannon's H: 2.4052
Good's u: 0.9956
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Zenaida macroura14123 g granivore-frugivore
"Zenaidura macroura"
Colaptes auratus111.3 g insectivore-frugivore
Dendrocopos villosus1
Dendrocopos pubescens3
Contopus virens213.9 g insectivore
Cyanocitta cristata81 insectivore-granivore
Poecile atricapillus11610.8 g
"Parus atricapillus"
Sitta carolinensis1921.0 g insectivore
Certhia familiaris19.0 g insectivore
Troglodytes aedon21.8 g insectivore
Turdus migratorius478.5 g insectivore-frugivore
Hylocichla mustelina447.8 g insectivore-frugivore
Sturnus vulgaris167.9 g insectivore
Vireo olivaceus22.6 g insectivore-frugivore
Mniotilta varia310.9 g insectivore
Passer domesticus674.9 g granivore
Agelaius phoeniceus2665.3 g insectivore-granivore
Quiscalus quiscula115120 g insectivore-granivore
Molothrus ater1633.4 g insectivore-granivore
Piranga olivacea128.2 g insectivore
Hesperiphona vespertina2
Carpodacus purpureus3623.3 g granivore
Spinus tristis7
Pipilo erythrophthalmus1341.3 g insectivore-granivore
Junco hyemalis2651.6 g insectivore-granivore
Spizella arborea14418.6 g
Passerella iliaca72.0 g insectivore-granivore
Melospiza georgiana116.1 g insectivore-granivore
Melospiza melodia31.6 g insectivore-granivore
Zonotrichia albicollis1024.4 g insectivore-granivore