Abstract
Abstract This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the area search method to measure breeding landbird populations at the plot level. During June 1999, 10 plots in grassland and shelterbelt habitats of north-central South Dakota were surveyed three times using the area search method. The results were then compared with those simultaneously obtained by the spot mapping census method, which served as the standard for comparison. Area searches detected an average of 96.0% of the landbird species present on the grassland plots, and 84.2% of the species on the shelterbelt plots. Species accumulation curves were identical between techniques, suggesting that an increase in number of visits to each plot would likely increase the number of species detected during area search surveys. Estimates of territory density from spot mapping were available for five passerine species. Across all species, area searches underestimated territory densities by an average of 50% when visit data were summarized by taking the averag...
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