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Table 2 Number of detections (no. point × year occasions detected) recorded for species observed 2002–2010 in the Payette National Forest, Idaho. The maximum number of detections possible for each fire condition (unburned, treated units after prescribed fire, and after wildfire) are noted in header parentheses

From: Prescribed fire limits wildfire severity without altering ecological importance for birds

Common name

Taxonomic name

Code

No. point × year occassions detected (max possible)

Unburned (360)

Prescribed fire (260)

Wildfire (270)

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

MODO

0

3

8

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

CONI

1

3

2

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

BTHU

2

1

3

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

RUHU

1

0

1

Calliope Hummingbird

Selasphorus calliope

CAHU

18

4

1

Williamson’s Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

WISA

6

0

1

Red-naped Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

RNSA

3

1

3

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

DOWO

0

0

1

Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

HAWO

64

35

75

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

ATTW

0

5

1

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

BBWO

2

5

6

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

NOFL

33

17

25

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

PIWO

4

4

10

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi

OSFL

3

7

5

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

WEWP

8

2

7

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii

HAFL

275

178

155

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri

DUFL

55

37

64

Cassin’s Vireo

Vireo cassinii

CAVI

90

42

44

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

WAVI

72

71

62

Canada Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

CAJA

14

6

3

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

STJA

10

9

12

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

CLNU

21

19

16

Common Raven

Corvus corax

CORA

5

3

2

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

BCCH

4

0

0

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

MOCH

165

106

107

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

RBNU

235

175

172

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

WBNU

25

11

20

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

BRCR

50

15

9

Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

ROWR

5

6

16

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

CANW

2

0

0

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

HOWR

2

0

14

Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificus

PAWR

10

4

0

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

GCKI

2

2

0

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

RCKI

25

13

5

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

WEBL

0

1

2

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

MOBL

3

1

36

Townsend’s Solitaire

Myadestes townsendi

TOSO

73

47

29

Swainson’s Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

SWTH

49

46

25

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

HETH

47

61

48

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

AMRO

171

104

105

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

CEDW

1

2

0

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

OCWA

8

8

5

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

NAWA

34

28

12

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Geothlypis tolmiei

MGWA

67

49

72

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

YEWA

0

1

1

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

YRWA

313

213

209

Townsend’s Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

TOWA

64

35

37

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

SPTO

4

3

1

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

CHSP

281

168

233

Brewer’s Sparrow

Spizella breweri

BRSP

0

7

3

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

SOSP

4

4

6

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

LISP

0

2

6

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

DEJU

152

74

127

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

WETA

306

215

213

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

BHGR

8

3

22

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

LAZB

3

1

74

Cassin’s Finch

Haemorhous cassinii

CAFI

98

89

118

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

RECR

68

25

67

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

PISI

53

14

112

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

EVGR

3

2

1