Predicting breeding bird occurrence by stand- and microhabitat-scale features in even-aged stands in the Central Appalachians

▶ Bird guild habitat use was scale-dependent, affecting management decisions. ▶ Early successional/generalist birds were best predicted by microhabitat variables. ▶ Stand-level variables best predicted late-successional species occurrence. ▶ After 15 years harvests did not provide habitat for most early successional birds.