Landbirds of Conservation Concern

A number of prioritized lists of birds of conservation concern have been published in conservation plans for breeding birds of North America. Many plans fall under the umbrella fo the The U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee and can be downloaded from their website: http://www.nabci-us.org/main2.html

The Partners in Flight (PIF) North American Landbird Conservation Plan provides lists of species of concern by NABCI Bird Conservation Region (BCR) http://www.partnersinflight.org/cont_plan/ but these, and other lists, can be obtained through a NABCI resource http://www.nabci-us.org/map.html by clicking on a map of BCR regions. NIOC Sugar Grove lies within the finer-scale PIF Physiographic Area 12 (Mid Atlantic Ridge and Valley) for which a specific bird conservation plan is available (PDF).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Focal Species Strategy for Migratory Birds

West Virginia Dept. of Natural Resources produced a bird conservation pamphlet Neotropical Birds of West Virginia

The following species are effectively monitored at the four MAPS stations, Species in italics are regarded as species of greates conservation need.

South Fork Potomac River (NIOC Sugar Grove)
Worm-eating Warbler
Gray Catbird
Indigo Bunting
Carolina Wren
Ovenbird
Northern Cardinal
American Robin
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow

Beaver Creek (NIOC Sugar Grove)
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Indigo Bunting

Lick Run (George Washington NF)
Tufted Titmouse
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting

Flesh Run (George Washington NF)
Indigo Bunting
American Goldfinch
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Cedar Waxwing

HOME   BACK