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New England Subregion (Focal Areas GL12–GL16; Figures 3–50 and 3–51, Table 3–15)
General Description
This subregion contains the St. Lawrence Valley,
Lake Champlain, and Quebec and supports
approximately 0.4% of the region’s and world’s
Golden-winged Warblers. The primary habitats
for Golden-winged Warblers in these areas are
Macro Landscape Context (within 1.5 mi (2.5 km) of management site)
Golden-winged Warblers are generally associated with landscapes containing:
3–79
upland shrubs, shrub wetlands, and successional
forest. Major threats to the small populations
found here are succession, conversion to
agricultural land use, and Blue-winged Warbler
encroachment.
• The following types of primary land cover: 10% herbaceous cover, 15–40% shrub cover, and 58%
forest cover with the latter comprised of trees that are 16–33 ft (5–10 m) tall (5%), 33–82 ft (10–
25 m) tall (60%), and 82–160 ft (25–50 m) tall (10%).
Micro Landscape Context (within 0.15 mi (0.25 km) of management site)
Sites where Golden-winged Warblers are found generally contain:
• The following primary land cover types: deciduous forest (44%); pasture/hay (8%); woody
wetlands (9%). More Golden-winged Warblers were associated with woody and emergent
wetlands, shrub-scrub and grassland-herbaceous meadows than Blue-winged Warblers. More
Blue-winged Warblers are associated with pasture-hay, cultivated cropland, and coniferous and
mixed forests than Golden-winged Warblers.
Table 3–15. Population and habitat goals for focal areas in the New England subregion.*
Focal
Area
Map ID Focal Area Name
Estimated
Population
for 2010
(individuals)
Population
Goal for
2050
(individuals)
Estimated
Breeding
Habitat for 2010
in acres (ha)
Breeding
Habitat Goal
for 2050 in
acres (ha)
GL12 St. Lawrence Valley 1000 1500 5000 (2000) 7500 (3000)
GL13 Fort Drum 400 600 2000 (800) 3000 (1200)
GL14 New York/Quebec border 30 45 150 (61) 225 (91)
GL15 Quebec: Iron Hill 20 30 100 (40) 150 (61)
GL16 Lake Champlain/Vermont 20 30 100 (40) 150 (61)
*Population estimates are based on expert knowledge and Golden-winged Warbler Atlas Project data.