Bird Conservation Strategy for region 14 in Prince Edward Island and marine unit 12: priority species

Table 1. Priority bird species in Bird Conservation Region (BCR) 14 Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Marine Biogeographic Unit (MBU) 12 PEI, population objective, and the reason for their priority status.
BCR 14 - PE	MBU 12 -PE	Priority Species	Bird Group	Population Objective^{Footnote 1}	Species at Risk Public Registry (SARA)^Footnote2	Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)^{Footnote 3}	National/ Continental Concern	National/ Continental Stewardship	Regional/ Sub-regional Concern	Regional/ Sub-regional Stewardship	Waterfowl^{Footnote 4}	Expert Review^{Footnote 5}
Yes (Y)	-	American Redstart	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Bald Eagle	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (working group)
Y	-	Bank Swallow	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (working group)
Y	-	Barn Swallow	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	Threatened (TH)	-	-	-	-	-	Added (working group)
Y	-	Bay-breasted Warbler	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Belted Kingfisher	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	Black-billed Cuckoo	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Black-throated Green Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Bobolink	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	TH	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	Boreal Chickadee	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Brown-headed Cowbird	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (working group)
Y	-	Canada Warbler	Landbird	Increase 50%^{Footnote †}	TH	TH	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Cape May Warbler	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	Common Nighthawk	Landbird	Increase 100%^Footnote†	TH	TH	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Eastern Kingbird	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Evening Grosbeak	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Gray Jay	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (on review)
Y	-	Mourning Warbler	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Nelson's Sparrow	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Y	-	Northern Parula	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Landbird	Increase 50%^{Footnote †}	TH	TH	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Osprey	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Ruffed Grouse	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Rusty Blackbird	Landbird	Increase 100%^Footnote†	Special Concern (SC)	SC	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-
Y	-	Short-eared Owl	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain^{Footnote †}	SC	SC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Tennessee Warbler	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (working group)
Y	-	Veery	Landbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	-	White-throated Sparrow	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Y	-	American Golden-Plover	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	American Woodcock	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Black-bellied Plover	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Dunlin	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Hudsonian Godwit	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Killdeer	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Least Sandpiper	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Lesser Yellowlegs	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Piping Plover (melodus)	Shorebird	Recovery objective	Endangered (EN)	EN	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Purple Sandpiper	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Red Knot (rufa)	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain^{Footnote †}	EN	EN	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Sanderling	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Solitary Sandpiper	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Spotted Sandpiper	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Whimbrel	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Willet	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Wilson's Snipe	Shorebird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	American Bittern	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	Bonaparte's Gull	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Common Loon	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Y	Y	Common Tern	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
-	Y	Great Cormorant	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Horned Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain^{Footnote †}	EN^{Footnote 6}	EN^{Footnote 6} SC^{Footnote 7}	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	Pied-billed Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Red-throated Loon	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Sora	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	Virginia Rail	Waterbird	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Y	Y	American Black Duck	Waterfowl	Increase 50% (BCR 14) (MBU 12)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (EHJV), North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)	-
Y	Y	Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern)	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	SC	SC	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Y	Black Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (on review)
Y	Y	Canada Goose (North Atlantic)	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	NAWMP	-
-	Y	Common Goldeneye	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	NAWMP^{Footnote 8}	-
Y	Y	Green-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	EHJV	-
-	Y	Long-tailed Duck	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	NAWMP	-
Y	Y	Mallard	Waterfowl	Decrease (BCR 14) Maintain current (MBU 12)	-	-	-	-	-	-	EHJV	-
Y		Ring-necked Duck	Waterfowl	Increase 50%							EHJV
-	Y	Surf Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Y	-	-	-	NAWMP	-
-	Y	White-winged Scoter	Waterfowl	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Added (on review)

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Population objectives apply in all units where the species is priority (BCR 14-PE and/or MBU 12-PE) 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 (COSEWIC 2012) as Endangered (EN), Threatened (TH) or Special Concern (SC).

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Footnote 4

Waterfowl identified as "key species" in the PEI 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 (NAWMP Plan Committee 2004).

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Footnote 5

Species added by the Provincial Technical Working Group or upon expert review.

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Footnote †

The interim population objective for this species will be replaced with the official recovery objective when recovery documents are published under the Species at Risk Act.

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Footnote 6

Status applies to the Magdalen Islands population of Horned Grebe, which migrates and overwinters in this BCR.

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Footnote 7

Status applies to the Western population of Horned Grebe, which migrates and overwinters in this BCR.

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Footnote 8

Common Goldeneye was selected as priority despite its rank of "Moderate High" in NAWMP, because of its priority status in other Maritimes MBUs.

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