The Territory Distribution of Breeding Songbirds in the

of territories. Territories were recorded using a geographic information systems (GIS) map that characterized vegetative features of the arboretum. Territory areas for each species were measured and treated as the observed territory size. Territory sizes and breeding habitats were compared to documented studies from the literature. The territory sizes were measured for 18 species of birds. Territory sizes for eight species of birds were similar to sizes documented in the literature. The territory sizes for three species were smaller than those documented in the literature. Six other species were found to not be territorial based on observed locations and densities. Habitats seem to be inuential in the distribution of territories in the arboretum, as territories are not randomly dispersed but clumped in relation to their preferred breeding habitats. This study did not nd any apparent deviation in territory size or habitat preference from the literature that could not be attributed to the length of observation of this study