The individual JV bird-group strategies are the basis for habitat objectives. These strategies provide information to target bird habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement efforts in the UMGLJV geography. The common goal statement within each of the strategies is: “To establish efficient habitat conservation to maintain or increase carrying capacity for populations of priority bird species consistent with continental and JV regional goals.“
Landbirds
Forests and barrens
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Wood Thrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Kirtland’s Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Canada Warbler
Rusty Blackbird
Blackpoll Warbler
Grasslands
Henslow’s Sparrow
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Short-eared Owl
American Tree Sparrow
Urban
Chimney Swift
Shorebirds
American Golden-Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
Upland Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
American Woodcock
Wilson’s Phalarope
Waterfowl
Breeding Period
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Non-breeding Period
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Waterbirds
Breeding Period
American Bittern
King Rail
Sora
Yellow Rail
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black Tern
Common Tern
Common Loon
Non-breeding Period
American Bittern
Sandhill Crane
Sora
Great Blue Heron
Pied-billed Grebe
American Coot
Common Tern
Common Loon
Species Accounts for each of the JV’s Focal Species can be found in the appendices of the corresponding JV Habitat Conservation Plan.