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and brown thrasher. The habitat preferences of these species as a whole represent a broad habitat spectrum from savanna/shrub to closed canopy forest, but the majority prefers mature forest, a fact that highlights the importance of protecting old-growth forest at FLMR. TABLE 3.8. Results of point counts for birds conducted in June 2003 in three floodplain forest types on FLMR. Data are mean number of individuals detected during 10-minute counts (n = 13 counts per forest type). Data exclude birds flying above the canopy during the counts. Scientific names are given in Appendix B. Species Old-growth Mid- Early- Successional Successional Old-growth Mid- Early - Successional Successional Unlimited distance Fixed distance (50 m radius) mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. great blue heron 0.462 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 red-shouldered hawk 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 turkey vulture 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.077 0.000 0.000 ring-necked pheasant 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.000 wild turkey 0.231 0.000 0.077 0.154 0.000 0.077 northern bobwhite 0.000 0.000 0.385 0.000 0.000 0.000 mourning dove 0.385 0.769 0.385 0.077 0.000 0.000 yellow-billed cuckoo 0.538 0.769 0.538 0.000 0.308 0.308 red-headed woodpecker 0.538 0.385 0.231 0.077 0.000 0.154 red-bellied woodpecker 1.385 1.615 0.769 0.385 0.231 0.000 downy woodpecker 0.538 0.538 0.692 0.077 0.385 0.308 hairy woodpecker 0.154 0.385 0.077 0.154 0.000 0.077 northern flicker 0.154 0.462 0.462 0.000 0.077 0.154 pileated woodpecker 0.462 0.154 0.000 0.154 0.077 0.000 eastern wood-pewee 1.000 0.538 0.462 0.231 0.000 0.308 Acadian flycatcher 0.615 0.385 0.000 0.231 0.231 0.000 great crested flycatcher 1.385 0.462 0.385 0.769 0.308 0.385 eastern kingbird 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.154 yellow-throated vireo 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 warbling vireo 0.308 1.308 2.154 0.000 0.538 1.154 red-eyed vireo 1.077 1.231 0.615 0.615 0.538 0.154 blue jay 0.769 0.462 0.615 0.231 0.000 0.385 American crow 0.000 0.385 0.769 0.000 0.000 0.000 black-capped chickadee 0.769 0.462 0.462 0.615 0.231 0.308 tufted titmouse 0.615 0.231 0.308 0.231 0.231 0.231 white-breasted nuthatch 0.846 0.769 0.000 0.308 0.462 0.000 Carolina wren 0.462 0.538 0.077 0.154 0.231 0.000 house wren 1.538 1.385 1.615 0.846 0.923 0.923 blue-gray gnatcatcher 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 eastern bluebird 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.154 wood thrush 1.615 0.615 0.077 0.385 0.154 0.000 American robin 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.077 NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY OF FT. LEAVENWORTH II 66
Species Old-growth Mid- Early- Successional Successional Old-growth Mid- Early - Successional Successional Unlimited distance Fixed distance (50 m radius) mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. mean indiv. gray catbird 1.923 0.615 0.769 1.231 0.308 0.615 brown thrasher 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.077 northern parula 0.923 0.000 0.000 0.385 0.000 0.000 yellow-throated warbler 0.923 0.000 0.000 0.385 0.000 0.000 American redstart 2.308 1.846 1.615 1.462 1.077 0.846 prothonotary warbler 0.077 0.231 0.000 0.077 0.000 0.000 common yellowthroat 0.000 0.615 1.769 0.000 0.308 1.231 yellow-breasted chat 0.000 0.000 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.000 scarlet tanager 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.077 0.000 0.000 eastern towhee 0.077 0.385 0.538 0.077 0.154 0.154 lark sparrow 0.000 0.000 0.154 0.000 0.000 0.000 northern cardinal 1.077 1.615 1.385 0.615 0.846 0.538 rose-breasted grosbeak 2.846 2.077 0.846 1.154 1.231 0.385 indigo bunting 0.231 1.154 2.000 0.154 0.385 1.385 red-winged blackbird 0.000 0.154 0.615 0.000 0.000 0.154 eastern meadowlark 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 common grackle 0.000 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.077 0.000 brown-headed cowbird 0.308 0.308 1.154 0.077 0.077 0.462 orchard oriole 0.000 0.000 0.692 0.000 0.000 0.462 Baltimore oriole 0.308 0.923 1.077 0.231 0.615 0.692 American goldfinch 0.000 0.000 0.615 0.000 0.000 0.308 Species Count 43 36 42 36 29 33 Vertebrate Species Overview. A list of vertebrates for FLMR is presented in Appendix B, and numbers of species in each taxonomic class are summarized in Table 3.9. Of 428 vertebrate species considered potentially to occur on FLMR, 323 (75%) have been confirmed, and 292 (68%) have been confirmed since 1995. The high proportion of recently documented species is a consequence of this and other studies conducted in recent years at FLMR (see citations in Appendix B). Greater attention has been devoted to birds and mammals. Consequently, the proportion of recently confirmed species in these two groups (80% and 77%, respectively) is higher than that of other classes. The low proportion of recently confirmed fishes (30%) is attributable in part to the limited attention given to this class of organisms on the installation. 3.4. SUMMARY Surveys for rare and protected animals at FLMR during 2002 and 2003 revealed few changes from the findings reported by Freeman et al. (1997) As reported in that study, one federally protected species, the bald eagle, is a regular migrant and winter resident on FLMR. Four species of federally protected birds may migrate through the area, but nesting and/or foraging habitat for these species is limited or absent. They include the Eskimo curlew, least tern, piping plover, and whooping crane. Due to the recent delisting of the peregrine falcon, there is one less federally NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY OF FT. LEAVENWORTH II 67
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LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1.1. Locatio
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was carri
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CHAPTER 2. NATURAL COMMUNITIES 2.1.
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Other trails and paths on the insta
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FIGURE 5.1. One of the small remnan
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While FLMR supports a diverse flora
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Sorghum halepense, previously repor
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Brumwell, M. J. 1951. An ecological
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Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
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APPENDIX A. Directions to vegetatio
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TABLE E.1. Reptiles and amphibians
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References Information on exotic an
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