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Bird Conservation Strategy for region 7 in Ontario: priority species

Table 2: Priority species in Bird Conservation Region (BCR) 7 Ontario, population objective and reasons for priority status. All assessments, listings and designations are current to February 2013.
Priority species Bird group Population objective Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)Return to footnote1 Species at Risk Act (SARA)Return to footnote2 Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO)Return to footnote3 Regional/Sub-regional concernReturn to footnote4 Regional/Sub-regional. stewardshipReturn to footnote5 National/Continental concern National/Continental Stewardship
Alder Flycatcher Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - - Yes (Y) - Y
Bald Eagle Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - Special Concern (SC) Y - - Y
Bay-breasted Warbler Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Black-backed Woodpecker Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y - Y
Boreal Chickadee Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y - Y
Canada Warbler Landbirds Assess/MaintainReturn to footnote* Threatened (T) T Y - Y -
Common Nighthawk Landbirds Assess/Maintain...Return to footnote*... T T SC Y - Y -
Golden Eagle Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - Endangered (E) Y - - -
Gray Jay Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y - Y
Harris's Sparrow Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Lincoln's Sparrow Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y Y Y
Nelson's Sparrow Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y Y Y -
Northern Hawk Owl Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - - Y - -
Northern Shrike Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - - Y - Y
Olive-sided Flycatcher Landbirds Assess/MaintainReturn to footnote*...... T T SC Y - Y -
Palm Warbler Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y Y Y
Pine Grosbeak Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - - Y Y Y
Rusty Blackbird Landbirds Assess/MaintainReturn to footnote*...... SC SC - Y - Y -
Short-eared Owl Landbirds Assess/MaintainReturn to footnote*...... SC SC SC Y - Y -
Smith's Longspur Landbirds Maintain current - - - Y Y Y -
Spruce Grouse Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - - Y - Y
Swamp Sparrow Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y Y Y
Tennessee Warbler Landbirds Maintain current - - - - Y - Y
White-winged Crossbill Landbirds Assess/Maintain - - - - Y Y Y
American Golden-Plover Shorebirds Migrant - - - Y - Y -
Black-bellied Plover Shorebirds Migrant - - - Y - Y -
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Shorebirds Migrant SC - - Y - Y -
Dunlin Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Eskimo Curlew Shorebirds Recovery not feasible E E Extirpated (Exp) Y - Y -
Greater Yellowlegs Shorebirds Maintain current - - - Y - Y -
Hudsonian Godwit Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Least Sandpiper Shorebirds Maintain current - - - Y - - -
Lesser Yellowlegs Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Marbled Godwit Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Pectoral Sandpiper Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Red Knot (rufa) Shorebirds Migrant E E E Y - Y -
Ruddy Turnstone Shorebirds Migrant - - - Y - Y -
Sanderling Shorebirds Migrant - - - Y - Y -
Semipalmated Plover Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Semipalmated Sandpiper Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Short-billed Dowitcher Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Solitary Sandpiper Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Whimbrel Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
White-rumped Sandpiper Shorebirds Migrant - - - Y - - -
Wilson's Snipe Shorebirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
American Bittern Waterbirds Maintain current - - - Y - Y -
Arctic Tern Waterbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Black Tern Waterbirds Assess/Maintain - - SC Y - Y -
Little Gull Waterbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Pacific Loon Waterbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Parasitic Jaeger Waterbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Red-throated Loon Waterbirds Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Sandhill Crane Waterbirds Maintain current - - - Y - - -
Yellow Rail Waterbirds Assess/Maintain...Return to footnote* SC SC SC Y - Y -
American Black Duck Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Black Scoter Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Atlantic Brant Waterfowl Migrant - - - Y - Y -
Canada Goose (Mississippi Valley) Waterfowl Maintain current - - - Y - Y -
Canada Goose (Southern James Bay) Waterfowl Maintain current - - - Y - Y -
Common Goldeneye Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Green-winged Teal Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Long-tailed Duck Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -
Mallard Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Ring-necked Duck Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - - -
Snow GooseReturn to footnote6 Waterfowl Decrease - - - Y - Y -
Surf Scoter Waterfowl Assess/Maintain - - - Y - Y -

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