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VEERY

The Veery is an uncommon to rare breeder in the CW Region. Breeding habitat includes woodlands with dense understory, often near water. This species is rarely encountered on the BCN Survey and is difficult to detect, but short-term trends hint at a strong decrease despite a high level of error in the results. The Veery has been shown to be one of the (desirable) species most negatively impacted by current restoration practices in the CW Region - especially buckthorn and honeysuckle removal. However, these birds are more vulnerable to cowbird predation in our small, fragmented woodlands. Excessive deer browse may also be affecting this species. Photo: © Eric Secker

VEERY  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Annual Change Pct. Error      
  None Noted   12   37   Poor   -26% +/-33%      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CW-PR2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncertain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999-2007 TREND - Point Counts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VEERY

 

 

 

 

    Goodness of Fit
Chi-Square: p= 0.0065
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fails

 

 

 

    model fits if p >0.05 (model
estimate is not significantly
dif. from observed counts)
     
           

 

     
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