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Article: Habitat use by sedge wrens in southern Quebec.(Report)
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- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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The Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) is a rare breeding bird in eastern Canada and adjacent United States, occurring in small, scattered populations and inhabiting wet meadows and grass-dominated wetlands (Herkert et al. 2001). It is currently listed as Endangered by the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, and is considered Imperiled and Critically Imperiled in the Provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, respectively (NatureServe 2007). Sedge Wrens typically exhibit low site tenacity (Burns 1982), probably because they nest in habitats that are susceptible to drying or flooding, vegetative succession, and disturbance caused by agriculture (Herkert et ...