Bird Conservation Strategy for region 14 in New Brunswick and select marine units: priority species

Table 1. Priority bird species in Bird Conservation Region (BCR) 14 New Brunswick (NB), MBU 11 NB, and MBU 12 NB, population objective, and the reason for priority status.
BCR 14 NB	MBU 11 NB	MBU 12 NB	Priority species	Bird group	Population objective^Footnote1	Species at risk act (SARA)^Footnote2	Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)^Footnote3	Provincial listing^Footnote4	National/ continental concern	National/ continental stewardship	Regional/ sub-regional concern	Regional/ sub-regional stewardship	Waterfowl^Footnote5	Expert review^Footnote6
Yes (Y)	-	-	American Redstart	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	-	Bald Eagle	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	Endangered (EN)	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	-	Bank Swallow	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	-	Barn Swallow	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	Threatened (TH)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Bay-breasted Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Belted Kingfisher	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Bicknell's Thrush	Landbird	Increase 50%	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Black-backed Woodpecker	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Black-billed Cuckoo	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Blackburnian Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Black-throated Green Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Blue-headed Vireo	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Bobolink	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	Threatened TH	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Boreal Chickadee	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Canada Warbler	Landbird	Increase 100%	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Cape May Warbler	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Chimney Swift	Landbird	Increase 100%	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Common Nighthawk	Landbird	Increase 100%	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Eastern Kingbird	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Eastern Meadowlark	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	Threatened TH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Evening Grosbeak	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Magnolia Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Nelson's Sparrow	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Northern Goshawk	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Landbird	Increase 100%	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Peregrine Falcon (anatum/ tundrius)	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	Special Concern (SC)	Special Concern SC	Endangered EN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Purple Finch	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Red-shouldered Hawk	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	-	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Ruffed Grouse	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Rusty Blackbird	Landbird	Increase 100%	Special Concern SC	Special Concern SC	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Short-eared Owl	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	Special Concern SC	Special Concern SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Tree Swallow	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Veery	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	White-breasted Nuthatch	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	-	White-throated Sparrow	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	Wood Thrush	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	-	American Golden-Plover	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	American Woodcock	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Black-bellied Plover	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Dunlin^Footnote7	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Hudsonian Godwit	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Killdeer	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Least Sandpiper^Footnote7	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	Lesser Yellowlegs	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	Piping Plover (melodus)	Shorebird	Recovery objective	Endangered EN	Endangered EN	Endangered EN	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Purple Sandpiper	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Red Knot (rufa)	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain^Footnote7	Endangered EN	Endangered EN	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Red Phalarope	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Red-necked Phalarope	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Sanderling	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Shorebird	Increase 100%(MBU 11) Assess/ Maintain (MBU 12)	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	Solitary Sandpiper^Footnote7	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Spotted Sandpiper	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	Whimbrel	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Willet	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Wilson's Snipe	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	American Bittern	Waterbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Arctic Tern	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
Y	-	-	Black Tern	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added
-	Y	-	Black-legged Kittiwake	Waterbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Added
-	Y	-	Bonaparte's Gull	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	Common Loon	Waterbird	Maintain current (BCR 14) Assess/ Maintain (MBU 11, 12)	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Common Murre	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	Common Tern	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Dovekie	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Removed in MBU 12 NB
-	Y	-	Great Cormorant	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Great Shearwater	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	Y	-	Removed in MBU 12 NB
Y	-	-	Green Heron	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Horned Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	Endangered EN^Footnote8	Endangered EN^Footnote8 Special Concern SC^Footnote9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Leach's Storm-Petrel	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	Removed in MBU 12 NB
Y	-	-	Least Bittern	Waterbird	Recovery objective	Threatened TH	Threatened TH	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Manx Shearwater	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Pied-billed Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Razorbill	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Red-necked Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	Y	Red-throated Loon	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Roseate Tern	Waterbird	Recovery objective	Endangered EN	Endangered EN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Sooty Shearwater	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Sora	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	-	Thick-billed Murre	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Virginia Rail	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	Yellow Rail	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	Special Concern SC	Special Concern SC	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Y	American Black Duck	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (EHJV), North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)	-
Y	Y	Y	Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern)	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	Special Concern SC	Special Concern SC	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
-	Y	Y	Black Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
Y	Y	Y	Canada Goose (North Atlantic)	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV, North American Waterfowl Management Plan NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Y	Canada Goose (Temperate-breeding in Eastern Canada)	Waterfowl	Decrease	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Management concern^Footnote10	-
-	Y	Y	Common Eider	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV, North American Waterfowl Management Plan NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Y	Common Goldeneye	Waterfowl	Increase 50%(BCR 14) Assess/ Maintain (MBU 11, 12)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
Y	Y	Y	Green-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
Y	Y	Y	Harlequin Duck (Eastern)	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	Special Concern SC	Special Concern SC	Endangered EN	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
-	Y	Y	Long-tailed Duck	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	North American Waterfowl Management Plan NAWMP	-
Y	-	-	Mallard	Waterfowl	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
Y	-	-	Ring-necked Duck	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-
-	Y	Y	Surf Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	North American Waterfowl Management Plan NAWMP	-
Y	-	-	Wood Duck	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV	-

Footnotes of Table 1

Footnote 1

Population objectives apply in all units where the species is priority (BCR 14 NB, MBU 11 NB and/or MBU 12 NB) unless otherwise indicated.

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Footnote 2

Species listed on Schedule 1 of the Species At Risk Act as Endangered ( Endangered EN), Threatened ( Threatened TH) or Special Concern ( 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 ( Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada COSEWIC 2012) as Endangered ( Endangered EN), Threatened ( Threatened TH) or Special Concern ( Special Concern SC).

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Footnote 4

Species listed under New Brunswick's Endangered Species Act as Endangered ( Endangered EN) (New Brunswick 2004).

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Footnote 5

Waterfowl identified as “key species” in the New Brunswick Eastern Habitat Joint Venture ( Eastern Habitat Joint Venture EHJV) 5-year Implementation Plan (2008), or ranked as “High” or “Highest” in either the breeding or non-breeding conservation/monitoring needs category for Waterfowl Conservation Region 14 (analogous to BCR 14) in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan ( North American Waterfowl Management Plan NAWMP Plan Committee 2004).

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Footnote 6

Species added to the priority list following review by the NB Technical Working Group.

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Footnote 7

A recent assessment (Andres and others et al. 2012) now suggests that some of these shorebird species are stable ( for example e.g. Dunlin, Least Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper) while others are declining (Ruddy Turnstone). These shorebird priority species were selected in 2009 (based on Andres (2009). Subsequent database versions will be modified to account for this information.

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Footnote 8

Status applies to the Magdalen Islands Population of Horned Grebe.

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Footnote 9

Status applies to the Western Population of Horned Grebe.

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Footnote 10

Canada Goose (Temperate-breeding in Eastern Canada) was added as a priority species due to management concerns (e.g. overabundance and problem geese).

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