A land manager's guide to conserving habitat for forest birds in ...

A land manager’s guide to
conserving habitat for forest birds
in southern Ontario
CONTENTS
PREFACE...........................................................................1
INTRODUCTION..............................................................3
FORESTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO ..........................11
FOREST BIRDS IN ONTARIO........................................15
THE FRAGMENTED FOREST .......................................25
FOREST HARVESTING ..................................................35
HARVESTING EFFECTS ON BIRDS .............................49
GUIDELINES FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF FOREST BIRD DIVERSITY ..........61
WHERE TO BEGIN.........................................................77
SUMMARY ......................................................................83
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES...........................................85
BIBLIOGRAPHY..............................................................86
BIRDS OF CONCERN....................................................88
GLOSSARY OF TERMS..................................................89
BIRD SPECIES ACCOUNTS ..........................................99
Photo: OMNR