Assabet River NWR Final CCP - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Chapter 1: Introduction and Background
scrub/pine barrens, freshwater wetlands, and grasslands. The list of
priority species, objectives, and conservation actions recommended in the
southern New England Bird Conservation Plan will help direct landbird
management on the refuge.
The North Atlantic Regional Shorebird Plan (NARSP) identifies 38
priority shorebird species based upon a national scoring system that
assesses population trends, relative abundance, threats and distribution
patterns. The Service has recorded 3 of these species as occurring on the
refuge. The NARSP builds upon the information in the U.S. Shorebird
Conservation Plan (USSCP). The USSCP is a partnership involving
organizations throughout the United States committed to the conservation
of shorebirds. At a regional scale, the goal of the USSCP is to ensure that
adequate quantity and quality of habitat is identified and maintained to
support the different shorebirds that breed in, winter in, and migrate
through each region. In August 2004, the USSCP was revised based upon
the latest population and habitat information available. The revised list
included 7 highly imperiled shorebird taxa and 23 taxa of high concern.
The refuge supports 1 species of shorebird of high concern.
Additionally, the Service has attempted to assess and integrate all the
information above and compile a list of Birds of Conservation Concern for
Bird Conservation Region 30, which contains the refuge. There are a total
of 32 species listed, 7 of these have been recorded as occurring on the
refuge.
Table 1-2: Bird Species of Concern Occurring on Assabet NWR
PIF BCR 30 NARSP USSCP
Species Priority Wintering Conservation Priority High Concern
Breeding
Concerns Shorebird
Blue-winged Warbler � �
Wood Thrush � �
Prairie Warbler � �
Baltimore Oriole � �
Scarlet Tanager �
American Woodcock � � �
Golden-winged
Warbler
� �
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak
�
Chimney Swift �
Eastern Wood-pewee �
Black-and-white
Warbler
�
Hairy Woodpecker �
Eastern Towhee �
Purple Finch �
Canada Warbler � �
Blackburnian
Warbler
�
Assabet River NWR