NPSpecies

Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/12/2006.

Range expanded eastward with the openning of the forests by Europeans.; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/12/2006. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/12/2006. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Can cause harm to rare bird species as they are obligate brood parasites--Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/12/2006.

71 individuals observed between 2003-2004; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/12/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).

Park Species Detail: Received electronically from Gregg Kneipp 10/29/03; Common (Summer resident): Can be seen every day in proper habitat/season; Uncommon (winter resident): Present, but not seen every day in proper habitat/season--Nape Shelton: Preliminary Bird Checklist, Part of NPBIB-129598; Probable breeder--Pair observed in suitable habitat during breeding season; Listed as a summer and winter resident--Birdbred.dbf; NPBIB-129250.; Nape Shelton: Preliminary Bird Checklist, Part of NPBIB-129598., Park Species Data Source: Biirdobs.dbf, NPBIB-17000., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. November 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) Roble, S. M. 2006. Natural Heritage Resources of Virginia: Rare Animal Species. Natural Heritage Technical Report 6-10. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, Virginia. 44pp. (3) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C.