Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Survey for Road to Recovery (R2R) and Tipping Point species (indicated by *). Red Watch List (SGCN) Yellow Watch List (SGCN) Orange Watchlist (SGCN) Bachman’s Sparrow* Black Rail* Saltmarsh Sparrow* Wilson’s Plover* American Oystercatcher* Cerulean Warbler* Eastern Whip-poor-will* Golden-winged Warbler* Henslow’s Sparrow*
Black-bellied Plover* Bobolink* Chimney Swift* Great Black-backed Gull* King Rail* Least Tern* Long-tailed Duck* Piping Plover* Red Knot*
Kentucky Warbler Marbled Godwit Nelson’s Sparrow Prairie Warbler* Prothonotary Warbler
Sanderling* Whimbrel*
Red-cockaded Woodpecker* Seaside Sparrow Willet Wood Thrush* Yellow Rail*
• Conduct surveys of SGCN birds in riparian habitats that are not covered well by traditional surveys (e.g., Breeding Bird Survey, Christmas Bird Count).
Riparian habitats Inland Floodplains Blackwater Floodplains
Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Kentucky Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush Prothonotary Warbler Swainson’s Warbler
Brownwater Floodplains
• Survey for grassland birds that are considered to be steeply declining, are not tracked well by typical survey methods, or have poorly understood distribution and status in the state. Lark Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Savannah Sparrow Vesper Sparrow • Determine distribution and breeding status for species not covered well by traditional surveys. American Kestrel Nelson’s Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Grassland habitats Barn Owl Bobolink Dickcissel, Eastern Kingbird Eastern Meadowlark Grasshopper Sparrow
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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