Table 3 Treatment and sampling timing at 26 study units established for the primary analysis of avian community changes with prescribed fire at 7 national forests in the Interior West. In mixed-severity locations where fire treatments occurred in spring of the same year as post-treatment bird surveys, fire treatments were always applied prior to the breeding season, in contrast with bird surveys, which always occurred during the breeding season

Payette, Idaho^a

1

1.99 (1–2)

S2004

2 (2002–2003)

2 (2004–2005)

2

1.98 (1–2)

S2006

2 (2004–2005)

2 (2006–2007)

3

1.98 (1–2)

S2006

2 (2004–2005)

2 (2006–2007)

Okanogan-Wenatchee, Washington^a

4

2.98 (2–3)

S2004

2 (2002–2003)

2 (2004–2005)

5

2.99 (2–3)

S2004

2 (2002–2003)

2 (2004–2005)

6

2.98 (2–3)

S2005

2 (2003–2004)

2 (2005–2006)

San Juan, Colorado^a

7

1.99 (1–2)

S2008

2 (2004–2005)

2 (2008–2009)

8

1.99 (1–2)

S2010

2 (2004–2005)

1 (2010)

Kaibab, Arizona^b

9

3.35 (1–4)

F2003 and S2004

2 (2002–2003)

2 (2004–2005)

Gila, New Mexico^b

10

3.63 (1–4)

F2003 and S2004

2 (2002–2003)

2 (2004–2005)

Apache-Sitgreaves, Arizona^b

11

3.79 (2–4)

F2003

1 (2003)

2 (2004–2005)

Coconino, Arizona^b

12

3.90 (2–4)

F2003

1 (2003)

2 (2004–2005)