Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia
ISBN: 0822939231
By: E.A.T. Blom, J. Cullom, J.H. Farrell, E.D. Joyce, M. K. Klimkiewicz, J.G. Malcolm, D.A. Rasberry, R.F. Ringler, and J.K. Solem
Edited by: C.S. Robbins and G.D. Therres
Links
- The Publications Warehouse does not have links to digital versions of this publication at this time
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
This was the result of a 5-year cooperative study with the Maryland Ornithological Society and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Each of Maryland's 1,256 5-km (25 sq km) blocks was surveyed for breeding birds using the standard categories of Possible, Probable, and Confirmed breeding. Special features include: (1) coverage of all blocks instead of a random sample; (2) one-third of the state (including the most rapidly changing counties) was covered in quarterblocks (2.5 km on each side) to facilitate detecting future changes; (3) quantitative sampling (miniroutes) was completed in more than half the blocks; (4) a 2 percent statewide random sample of blocks was searched for about 30 hours each by Patuxent professionals to evaluate efficiency of coverage by the volunteers; (5) besides species maps for 1983-87, the atlas also includes distribution maps from the 1950s; (6) life history data are based largely on unpublished Maryland information.
| Publication type | Book |
|---|---|
| Title | Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Publisher location | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | xx, 479 |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |