Bird Conservation Strategy for region 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador and marine unit 10: priority species

Bird Conservation Strategy for Bird Conservation Region 7 and Marine Biogeographic Unit 10 in Newfoundland and Labrador : Taiga Shield and Hudson Plains and Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves

Abbreviations

Bird Conservation Region (BCR)
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (EHJV)
Marine Biogeographic Unit (MBU)
Newfoundland-Labrador (NL)
North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)
Special Concern (SC)
Species at Risk Registry (SARA)
Threatened (TH)
Vulnerable (VU)

Table 1. Priority bird species in BCR 7 NL and MBU 10 NL, population objective, and the reason for priority status.
BCR 7 NL	MBU 10 NL	Priority Species	Bird Group	Population Objective^{Table 1,Footnote1}	SARA^{Table 1,Footnote2}	COSEWIC^{Table 1, Footnote3}	Provincial Listing^{Table 1,Footnote4}	National/ Continental Concern	National/ Continental Stewardship	Regional/ Subregional Concern	Regional/ Subregional Stewardship	Waterfowl^{Table 1, Footnote5}	Expert Review^{Table1, Footnote6}
Y	-	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Black-backed Woodpecker	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Boreal Chickadee	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Common Nighthawk	Landbirds	Assess/Maintain^{Table 1, Footnote†}	TH	TH	TH	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Gray Jay	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Gray-cheeked Thrush	Landbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	VU	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Gyrfalcon	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Merlin	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Northern Hawk Owl	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Northern Shrike	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Landbirds	Assess/Maintain^{Table 1, Footnote†}	TH	TH	TH	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Palm Warbler	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Peregrine Falcon (anatum/tundrius)	Landbirds	Assess/Maintain^{Table 1, Footnote†}	SC	SC	VU	-	Yes	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Pine Grosbeak	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Rough-legged Hawk	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Rusty Blackbird	Landbirds	Maintain current^{Table 1, Footnote†}	SC	SC	VU	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Short-eared Owl	Landbirds	Assess/Maintain^{Table 1, Footnote†}	SC	SC	VU	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
-	Y	Snowy Owl	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Swamp Sparrow	Landbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	American Golden-Plover	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
Y	-	Least Sandpiper^{Table1, Footnote7}	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Lesser Yellowlegs	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Piping Plover (melodus)	Shorebirds	Recovery objective	EN	EN	EN	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Purple Sandpiper	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Red Knot (rufa)	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain^{Table 1, Footnote†}	EN	EN	EN	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Sanderling	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
Y	Y	Solitary Sandpiper^{Table 1, Footnote7}	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Whimbrel	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
-	Y	White-rumped Sandpiper	Shorebirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	Wilson's Snipe	Shorebirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-
-	Y	Atlantic Puffin	Waterbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
-	Y	Black-legged Kittiwake	Waterbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	Added
Y	Y	Common Loon	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
-	Y	Common Murre	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Common Tern	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Cory's Shearwater	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Dovekie	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
-	Y	Great Shearwater	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
-	Y	Great Skua	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Ivory Gull	Waterbirds	Recovery objective	EN	EN	EN	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Leach's Storm-Petrel	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	-
-	Y	Manx Shearwater	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Northern Gannet	Waterbirds	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
-	Y	Razorbill	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
-	Y	Red-necked Grebe	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	-
Y	Y	Red-throated Loon	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Sooty Shearwater	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Thick-billed Murre	Waterbirds	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	American Black Duck	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	EHJV, NAWMP	-
-	Y	Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern)^{Table 1,Footnote8}	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain^{Table 1, Footnote†}	SC	SC	VU	Yes	-	-	-	EHJV, NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Black Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Canada Goose (North Atlantic)	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	EHJV, NAWMP	-
-	Y	Common Eider	Waterfowl	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	EHJV, NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Common Goldeneye	Waterfowl	Maintain current (BCR 7 NL) Assess/Maintain (MBU 10 NL)	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	EHJV, NAWMP	-
-	Y	Common Merganser	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	NAWMP	-
Y	-	Green-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	EHJV	-
Y	Y	Harlequin Duck (Eastern)	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	SC	SC	VU	Yes	-	-	-	EHJV, NAWMP	-
-	Y	King Eider	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Long-tailed Duck	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	EHJV, NAWMP	-
Y	-	Ring-necked Duck	Waterfowl	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	EHJV	-
Y	Y	Surf Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	EHJV, NAWMP	-
-	Y	White-winged Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	NAWMP	-

Note: A “Y’ in the first two columns indicates a priority species occurrence within the planning unit; it also indicates the reason for inclusion as a priority listing.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Population objectives apply in all units where the species is priority (BCR 7 NL and/or MBU 10 NL) unless otherwise indicated.

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Footnote 2

Species listed on Schedule 1 under the Species at Risk Act as Endangered (EN), Threatened (TH) or Special Concern (SC) (Species at Risk Public Registry 2012).

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Footnote 3

Species assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada as Endangered (EN), Threatened (TH) or Special Concern (SC; COSEWIC 2012).

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Footnote 4

Species listed under Newfoundland and Labrador's Endangered Species Act as Endangered (EN), Threatened (TH) or Vulnerable (VU) (NL Department of Environment and Conservation 2013b).

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Footnote 5

Waterfowl identified as “key species” in the Eastern Habitat Joint Venture Implementation Plan 2007-2012 (EHJV 2008), and/or scored as “Moderately-High”, “High” or “Highest” ” in either breeding or non-breeding conservation and/or monitoring needs for waterfowl conservation region 7 (analogous to BCR 7) of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP Plan Committee 2004).

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Footnote 6

Species added by the NL Technical Working Group.

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Footnote †

This interim population objective will be replaced once recovery documents for this SARA-listed species are published.

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Footnote 7

The shorebird priority species were selected based on Andres 2009. A recent assessment (Andres et al. 2012) now suggests that the populations of the Least Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper are stable. Subsequent database versions will be modified to account for this new information.

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Footnote 8

Assessment of priority bird species was conducted prior to telemetry research indicating that the Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern) uses many stopover sites within BCR 7 during migration and is subjected to population declines.

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