Species Report
Brown-headed Cowbird

Total number of 2,500 hectare plots where this species is found: 705 ( 80.6% of plots )

CATEGORY Hectares, 1994 % of Total, 1994 Hectares, 1999 % of Total, 1999 Hectares, 2004 % of Total, 2004
Forest - Total (All Categories) 1072536.4 54.91 1081406.1 61.34 1070247.7 60.70
Ozark-Ouachita Pine-Oak Forest 303653.9 15.55 265981.7 15.09 261068.9 14.81
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland and Forest 48176.8 2.47 36345.2 2.06 35790.4 2.03
Central Interior Highlands Glade and Barrens 42702.2 2.19 34273.6 1.94 33976.5 1.93
Mesic Hardwood Forest 2085.0 0.11 1815.1 0.10 1810.8 0.10
Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 257519.2 13.19 212666.3 12.06 207765.8 11.78
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest 190185.8 9.74 164840.5 9.35 154899.0 8.79
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream Forest 1129.4 0.06 726.0 0.04 719.2 0.04
Lower Mississippi River Low Bottomland Forest 48425.1 2.48 36976.5 2.10 36851.4 2.09
Lower Mississippi River High Bottomland Forest 163545.9 8.37 137087.1 7.78 134498.5 7.63
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depression 7030.1 0.36 5868.9 0.33 5701.6 0.32
Lower Mississippi River Riparian Forest 1558.2 0.08 533.9 0.03 613.0 0.03
Sweetgum 6524.8 0.33 5308.3 0.30 5125.3 0.29
Forest - Unknown Category 0.0 0.00 178983.0 10.15 191427.4 10.86
Cropland 389121.2 19.92 287652.3 16.32 282068.8 16.00
Pastureland 403195.8 20.64 298599.3 16.94 282780.3 16.04
Herbaceous 3441.3 0.18 16789.6 0.95 24695.9 1.40
Bare/Barren 1240.9 0.06 795.5 0.05 1797.1 0.10
Urban 9046.5 0.46 15808.6 0.90 42476.5 2.41
Water 54831.0 2.81 44556.6 2.53 41490.1 2.35
Unknown (No Data) 19696.6 1.01 17441.9 0.99 17493.6 0.99