 are especially important to pheasants, quail, chukar and songbirds because they provide the foods they need as well as the shelter from predators.Since most buffer strip areas have limited disturbance from farming it allows for a shelter to hide year round for many of the species including insects, birds, and mammals.When buffers run into and follow riparian areas along stream beds it is important to have larger vegetation like trees and shrubs that shade the water from the open sun.