Upland Cavity Nesters

American Kestrel, Barred Owl, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Black-capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Screech-owl, Barn Owl, Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow

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The majority of cavity-nesting bird species have increased between the first and second atlases. Gains (238 blocks or 275 percent on average) were much greater than losses (92 blocks or -34 percent on average) in block occupancy for all species in this group combined.