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Table 4-5. General congregatory thresholds for the establishment of Important Bird Areas. Image by P. Kor Category Congregations of Waterfowl: The site is regularly an important concentration site for waterfowl during any portion of the year. Concentrations refer to those present over a short period of time rather than over an entire season. Congregations of Seabirds: The site (terrestrial or marine) is regularly an important concentration site for seabirds during any portion of the year. Concentrations refer to those present over a short period of time rather than over an entire season. Congregations of Shorebirds: The site is regularly an important migratory stopover or wintering area for shorebirds. Concentrations refer to those present over a short period of time rather than over an entire season. Congregations of Raptors: The site is a regular migratory ‘bottleneck’ for raptors. Concentrations refer to seasonal totals rather than those occurring over a brief period of time. Congregations of Wading Birds: The site is an important concentration site for wading birds (herons, bitterns, and cranes) during any portion of the year. Concentration refers to those present over a short period of time rather than an entire season. Congregations of Migratory Land Birds: The site is a regular migratory stopover or corridor for migratory land birds (other than raptors). Sites nominated should contain exceptional numbers and or diversity of migratory land birds. Source: Chaundry-Smart and Wilcox (2001). Ontario’s Natural Heritage Areas 112 Condition: Minimum Number of Birds Present Global 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 10,000 Large concentration Continental 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 5,000 —— National 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 500 ——
Figure 4.10. Important Bird Areas in Ontario in relation to Ecoregion boundaries. Akimiski Island (located in Nunavut), Lac Saint-Francois NWA and Bordering Waters (located in Quebec), and Reserve Faunique de Plaisance (located in Quebec) are included on this map because of their close proximity to Ontario’s ecosystems. 5S 66 24 Kenora 4S 3S 4W 2W 3W 0E 1E 2E 3E 4E 6E 7E Ecoregions 5E THUNDER BAY 45 38 55 L . S u p e r i o r L . M i c h i g a n 56 71 Sault Ste. Marie 61 62 9 2 63 16 L . H u r o n 34 3 1 29 36 Timmins 7 19 L . E r i e 40 North Bay 32 26 OTTAWA 23 59 42 64 21 8 33 10 35 11 41 73 67 52 4 72 51 65 70 31 69 47 18 TORONTO 53 46 13 25 WINDSOR 30 20 5 27 57 58 15 39 60 12 49 6 68 50 28 48 37 43 44 17 0 100 200 300 400 kms 14 1 Akimiski Island 2 Akimiski Strait 3 Albany River Estuary & Assoc. Coastline 4 Amherst Island 5 Aylmer WMA 6 Beamer Conservation Area 7 Big Piskwanish Point 8 Cabot Head 9 Cape Henrietta Maria 10 Carden Plain 11 Chantry Island 12 Clear Creek 13 Dundas Valley 14 East Point 15 Eastern Lake St. Clair, ON 16 Ekwan to Lakitusaki Shores 17 Greater Rondeau Area 18 Hamilton Harbour Waterbird Colonies 19 Hannah Bay 20 Holiday Beach/Big Creek CA 21 Lac Deschenes 22 Lac Saint-Francois NWA and bordering waters 23 Lake Huron, Quarry Bay 24 Lake of the Woods Sand Spit Archipelago 25 Leslie Street Spit 26 Limestone Islands, ON 27 Little Otter Creek Complex 28 Long Point Peninsula and Marshes 29 Longridge Point & Associated Coastline 30 Lower Detroit River 31 Luther Marsh 32 Manitoulin Island North Shore 33 Matchedash Bay 34 Moose River Estuary 35 Napanee Limestone Plain 36 Netitishi Point 37 Niagara River Corridor 38 Niskibi Cape 39 Norfolk Forests 40 North Point 41 Nottawasawa Island, ON 42 Owen Channel, ON 43 Pelee Island Archipelago 44 Pelee Island Natural Areas, ON 45 Pen Islands 46 Pigeon Island 47 Pittock Reservoir 48 Point Abino 49 Point Pelee 50 Port Colborne (breakwater and mainland) 51 Port Franks Wetlands and Forests 52 Presqu'ile 53 Prince Edward Point 54 Reserve faunique de Plaisance 55 Severn River Estuary & Associated Coastline 56 Shagamu River & Area 57 Skunk's Misery Complex 58 Southwest Elgin Forest Complex, ON 59 Spring Bay, ON 60 Springwater Conservation Area 61 St. Mary's River Complex (Echo Bay) 62 Sutton River Area 63 The Cousins 64 The Watchers 65 Thedford Flats 66 Three Sister Islands, ON 67 Tiny Marsh 68 Twelve Mile Creek Headwaters, ON 69 West End of Lake Ontario, ON 70 Wildwood Gull Roost, ON 71 Winisk River Coastline 72 Wolfe Island 73 Wye Marsh L . O n t a r i o 113 Ontario’s Natural Heritage Areas 54 This map is illustrative only. Do not rely on this map for legal administrative purposes. Do not rely on it as being a precise indicator of routes, locations of features, or as a guide to navigation. This map may contain cartographic errors or omissions. Published October, 2008 © 2008, Queen's Printer for Ontario Produced By: The Provincial Geomatics Service Centre Project Number: 7400_023 Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic Datum: North American Datum 1983 22
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