Breeding Season Distribution of Cerulean Warblers in Arkansas in the 1990s

The Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) has been declining in numbers in its North American nesting range, and the same is true in Arkansas. To provide specific sites that can be monitored in the future, this study describes places where the bird was documented in the state in the 1990s. The warbler was found in mature deciduous forest in both upland and bottomland situations but was most abundant in the upland Ozark forests and uncommon in other regions of the state. Most (70%) of the occupied sites were on federal and state lands. Pattern of overall distribution was essentially the same in the 1990s as it was in an earlier period through 1973. Data in one case suggest that group selection type of forest harvest may produce habitats that are beneficial to Cerulean Warblers