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Twin Cities Bird Conservation

THE GUIDE TO URBAN BIRD CONSERVATION
for the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the Seven County Metro Area.

MN_urban-peregrine-hack-box_multifoods-tower-mpls_©jacquelyn-fallon
Jacquelyn M. Fallon
First urban Peregrine hack box, Multifoods Tower, Minneapolis, established in 1987
Table of Contents:

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND
Metro Area Bird Species Composition
Twin Cities Metro Area Habitat Overview
Land Cover Changes
Managed Lands

METRO AREA BIRD HABITAT

HIGHLY DEVELOPED REGION
Urban Backyard/Campus
Urban Forest

OUTER REGION
Open Woodland including Oak Savanna
Wetlands/Marshes
Grasslands including Prairie

THROUGHOUT THE METRO
Upland Deciduous Hardwood Forest
Floodplain Forest
Open Water including Lakes and Rivers
Artificial Nest Structures

REDUCE HABITAT THREATS TO BIRDS
Loss, Degradation and Fragmentation
Invasive Plant Species
Habitat Improvement Actions

REDUCE HAZARDS TO BIRDS
Bird-building Collisions
Aircraft Strike Hazards
Utility Structures and Communications Tower Hazards
Unrestrained Domestic and Feral Cats
Contaminant Hazard: Pesticide Exposure
Contaminant Hazard: Lead Poisoning

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Current Status
Education Strategies

MONITORING AND RESEARCH
Current Monitoring and Research Efforts
Monitoring and Research Needs
Monitoring and Research Strategies

CONCLUSION

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