Table 2 Number and percentage of avian families (n = 18) as host choice for Culiseta melanura in Addison and Rutland Counties, Vermont, June through October, 2012
Order/Family | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
Passeriformes | ||||||
Turdidae (Thrushes) | 6 (10.2) | 16 (27.1) | 26 (44.1) | 11 (18.6) | 59 (18.9) | |
Parulidae (Wood Warblers) | 1 (2.3) | 11 (25.0) | 11 (25.0) | 19 (43.2) | 2 (4.6) | 44 (14.4) |
Emberizidae (Emberizids) | 1 (3.7) | 7 (25.9) | 9 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) | 2 (7.4) | 27 (8.7) |
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Tanagers) | 1 (3.9) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (34.6) | 11 (42.3) | 26 (8.3) | |
Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice) | 2 (10.0) | 7 (35.0) | 8 (40.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 20 (6.4) |
Icteridae (Blackbirds) | 2 (11.8) | 8 (47.1) | 2 (11.8) | 5 (29.4) | 17 (5.4) | |
Vireonidae (Vireos) | 7 (46.7) | 3 (20.0) | 5 (33.3) | 15 (4.8) | ||
Fringillidae (Sparrows and Finches) | 3 (42.9) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) | 7 (2.2) | ||
Troglodytidae (Wrens) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.9) | 2 (28.6) | 7 (2.2) | |
Bombycillidae (Waxwings) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (1.9) | ||
Corvidae (Jays and Crows) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (1.6) | ||
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (60.0) | 5 (1.6) | ||
Sturnidae (Starlings) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (1.0) | ||
Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers) | 1 (100) | 1 (0.3) | ||||
Ciconiiformes | ||||||
Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and Allies) | 28 (49.1) | 29 (50.9) | 57 (18.3) | |||
Cuculiformes | ||||||
Cuculidae (Cuckoos) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 6 (1.9) | |||
Strigiformes | ||||||
Strigidae (Typical Owls) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (1.6) | |||
Columbiformes | ||||||
Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (0.6) | |||
Total | 45 | 100 | 85 | 76 | 6 | 312 |