Montgomery, KentNiemi, Gerald J2015-03-032017-04-142015-03-032017-04-141995https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187239Neotropical migrant birds have recently received much attention following reported declines in many species that breed in eastern North America. Probable causes for such declines include events, such as habitat alteration, occurring on both breeding and wintering grounds. Changes in forest species composition and age structure, and the spatial arrangement of these forest components, may possibly influence bird communities in both regions. The consequences of these changes to birds and other wildlife in Minnesota are not well understood. Minnesota’s forests harbor a greater diversity of songbirds than anywhere else in North America. Birds represent more than 60% of the more than 150 vertebrate species in northern Minnesota forests. Development of forest management plans designed to sustain the diversity of these forests should address bird communities occupying them. To better understand the affect of forest management activities on bird communities in St. Louis County, a site-specific bird monitoring program was initiated on County Biophysical plots during June 1994. Census points were established on Biophysical plots and monitored for forest birds. Results of these censuses will be used to determine avian community composition within plots, refine species/habitat relationships for St. Louis County lands, establish baselines for continued monitoring of bird populations on selected plots, and explore landscape-level effects on avian communities.enNeotropical migrant birdsBird speciesBird monitoringSt. Louis County, MinnesotaMinnesotaBiophysical plotsNatural Resources Research InstituteUniversity of Minnesota DuluthTechnical Report