Biological Inventory of Breeding Birds at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site was formally established in 1964 by the National Park Service in order to preserve the properties associated with the life and cultural achievements of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a famed American sculptor. Saint-Gaudens lived and worked as an artist in the Cornish Colony from 1885 to 1907. At present, the Historic Site and adjacent natural areas include approximately 148 acres of open and forested land.

Located in the Connecticut River Valley, the landscape at Saint-Gaudens exhibits a mixture of vegetation contrasts and diverse topographic features. While the core of the property contains a variety of managed and planted lawns and gardens, the natural area is characterized by a diverse pattern of mixed deciduous and coniferous forests, a hemlock ravine, and shrub wetland, and emergent marsh. A variety of natural resource inventories have been conducted over the past few decades, documenting vascular plant and vertebrate species, with the exception of birds. In order to provide park managers with comprehensive, science-based information about breeding bird populations that occur within the park boundaries, a comprehensive breeding bird inventory was conducted during 2001 and 2002. This will help park staff develop stewardship priorities, formulate effective stand-specific management strategies, and help guide future monitoring goals.

Final Report (.pdf, 2.7mb)

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