Birds of a feather benefit from fire together: How prescribed burning can benefit ground-nesting birds

Like Goldilocks, ground-nesting birds in the southeastern U.S. need habitat conditions that are "just right." They need just the right food and just enough protective cover, all in close proximity - talk about high maintenance! Recently published research syntheses in the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) about ground-nesting bird species of management concern describe how prescribed fire can help meet these needs for chuck-will's-widows, eastern whip-poor-wills, and northern bobwhites. Music courtesy of Souvenir Thread. Read the Science You Can Use and access related content on Treesearch.