Species Report
Northern Cardinal

Total number of 2,500 hectare plots where this species is found: 822 ( 93.9% of plots )

CATEGORY Hectares, 1994 % of Total, 1994 Hectares, 1999 % of Total, 1999 Hectares, 2004 % of Total, 2004
Forest - Total (All Categories) 1219875.5 53.57 1226461.7 59.67 1214061.3 59.06
Ozark-Ouachita Pine-Oak Forest 360481.1 15.83 316469.9 15.40 311104.7 15.14
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland and Forest 55014.8 2.42 42121.9 2.05 41458.1 2.02
Central Interior Highlands Glade and Barrens 49187.2 2.16 39896.8 1.94 39510.0 1.92
Mesic Hardwood Forest 2306.1 0.10 2016.3 0.10 2006.1 0.10
Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 285305.8 12.53 235108.1 11.44 229724.5 11.18
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest 212986.9 9.35 184795.6 8.99 172850.0 8.41
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream Forest 1538.0 0.07 843.7 0.04 840.7 0.04
Lower Mississippi River Low Bottomland Forest 57653.1 2.53 43583.7 2.12 43520.9 2.12
Lower Mississippi River High Bottomland Forest 177470.5 7.79 148305.6 7.22 145710.6 7.09
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depression 8626.6 0.38 7086.1 0.34 6872.8 0.33
Lower Mississippi River Riparian Forest 1900.5 0.08 606.6 0.03 703.7 0.03
Sweetgum 7405.0 0.33 6055.9 0.29 5863.0 0.29
Forest - Unknown Category 0.0 0.00 199571.5 9.71 213896.2 10.41
Cropland 515565.6 22.64 397548.6 19.34 389718.2 18.96
Pastureland 431032.6 18.93 315790.5 15.36 299961.7 14.59
Herbaceous 4248.8 0.19 19133.0 0.93 29233.9 1.42
Bare/Barren 2189.0 0.10 963.5 0.05 2056.9 0.10
Urban 9523.5 0.42 17307.5 0.84 46154.6 2.25
Water 64673.2 2.84 51366.6 2.50 47307.7 2.30
Unknown (No Data) 30220.4 1.33 26898.2 1.31 26975.5 1.31