Bicknell’s Thrush Use of Commercial Forests​ in Maine

This collaborative project focuses on understanding the use and availability of breeding habitat for Bicknell’s Thrush on commercial forestlands in western Maine. We will identify where thrushes are occurring outside of traditional mountaintop areas and where found, we will evaluate patch size and structural characteristics of the forest from a management history context to explain their use. Importantly, we will identify recent commercial forest management practices producing occupied Bicknell’s Thrush breeding habitat. 

Research Partners Include:
Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (Landvest, Wagner Forest Management, Ltd., Weyerhaeuser)
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
US Naval Facilities Engineering Command
The Nature Conservancy

Funding provided by:
Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit
US Naval Facilities Engineering Command
The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, in which proceeds from the sale of a dedicated instant lottery ticket currently Big Bucks are used to support outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation. For more information about MOHF, go to www.maine.gov/ifw/mohf
Donors who contributed to our crowdfunding challenge with the UMaine Foundation