Rare Species of the Connecticut River Watershed
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Rare Species of the Connecticut River Watershed (from the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Final Action Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, October, 1995, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA) Watershed rarity ranking summary.
Watershed rarity ranks for species of special emphasis Key to Status Codes: E: the species is listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. T: the species is listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. C: Candidate species are plants and animals for which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), but for which development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities. MC: the species is of management concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to declining populations in the Northeast. AF: an anadromous fish; it is the responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conserve and protect these migratory species of fish. W1: a rare species, with 20 or fewer known occurrences in the watershed states. W2: a rare species, with 21 to 100 known occurrences in the watershed states. W3: an uncommon species, usually with 100 to 400 occurrences in the watershed states. W4: the species is common in one of the 4 watershed states, but rare or not present in the remaining states. Scientific name Common name Status Mammals Lasiurus cinereus Hoary bat W3 Martes americana Marten W1 Microtus chrotorrhinus Rock vole W4 Myotis leibii Small‑footed bat Wl Sorex dispar Long‑tailed shrew W2 Sorex hoyi Pygmy shrew W4 Sylvilagus transitionalis New England cottontail C W2 Synaptomys cooperi Southern bog lemming W4 Birds Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk W3 Accipiter gentilis Northern goshawk W2 Ammodramus caudacutus Sharp‑tailed sparrow W3 Ammodramus maritimus Seaside sparrow MC W3 Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper sparrow W2 Anas crecca Green‑winged teal W3 Anas rubripes American black duck MC Anas strepera Gadwall W2 Ardea herodias Great blue heron W3 Asio flammeus (wintering pop.) Short‑eared owl (wintering pops) MC W1 Asio otus Long‑eared owl W4 Bartramia longicauda Upland sandpiper MC W2 Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern MC W3 Buteo lineatus Red‑shouldered hawk MC Caprimulgus vociferus Whip‑poor‑wll W4 Casmerodius albus (breeding pop.) Great egret W4 Catharus minimus bicknelii Gray‑cheeked thrush W2 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet W2 Charadrius melodus Piping plover T W1 Chordeiles minor Common nighthawk W4 Circus cyaneus Northern harrier MC W2 Cistothorus platensis Sedge wren MC W1 Contopus borealis Olive‑sided flycatcher MC Dendragapus canadensis Spruce grouse W3 Dendroica cerulea Cerulean warbler W2 Dendroica tigrina Cape may warbler W3 Egretta caerulea Little blue heron W4 Egretta thula Snowy egret W4 Egretta tricolor Tricolored heron W4 Empidonax virescens (breeding pop.) Acadian flycatcher W4 Euphagus carolinus Rusty blackbird W3 Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon W1 Gallinula chloropus Common moorhen W2 Gavia immer Common loon MC W3 Haliaeetus leucocephalus American bald eagle W1 Icteria virens Yellow‑breasted chat W4 Icterus spurius Orchard oriole W3 Ixobrychus exilis Least bittern MC W2 Laterallus jamaicensis Black rail W1 Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red‑headed woodpecker W4 Nyctanassa violacea Yellow‑crowned night‑heron W4 Nycticorax nycticorax Black‑crowned night‑heron W4 Pandion haliaetus Osprey W4 Perisoreus canadensis Gray jay W3 Phalacrocorax auritus (breeding pop.) Double‑crested cormorant W3 Picoides arcticus Black‑backed woodpecker W3 Picoides tridactylus Three‑toed woodpecker W1 Podilymbus podiceps Pied‑billed grebe MC W2 Pooecetes gramineus Vesper sparrow W4 Porzana carolina Sora W4 Progne subis Purple martin W3 Rallus elegans King rail W1 Rallus limicola Virginia rail W3 Sterna antillarum Least tern W1 Sterna hirundo Common tern W2 Tyto alba Barn owl MC W2 Vermivora chrysoptera Golden‑winged warbler MC W2 Vermivora peregrina Tennessee warbler W3 Wilsonia pusilla (breeding pop.) Wilson's warbler W1 Directory: r5soc -> library -> natural resources natural resources -> Community Types Found in the Connecticut River Watershed natural resources -> Fishes of the Connecticut River Watershed natural resources -> Watershed Species Download 147.8 Kb. Share with your friends:
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