More birds were called out in the conservation strategy as needing attention than all of the other groups of wildife combined. The 58 birds identified as strategy species in the Conservation Strategy are listed below. Click on their names to see their information in the wildlife viewer.

• Acorn woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus
• Aleutian Canada goose - Branta canadensis leucopariea; Semidi Island Population only
• American bald eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• American peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus anatum
• American three-toed woodpecker - Picoides dorsalis
• American white pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
• Band-tailed pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata
• Barrow's goldeneye - Bucephala islandica
• Black brant - Branta bernicla nigricans
• Black oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani
• Black swift - Cypseloides niger
• Black-backed woodpecker - Picoides arcticus
• Black-necked stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
• Blue-gray gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
• Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Brewer's sparrow - Spizella breweri
• Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
• California brown pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
• Caspian tern - Sterna caspia
• Chipping sparrow - Spizella passerina
• Common nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
• Dusky Canada goose - Branta canadensis occidentalis
• Ferruginous hawk - Buteo regalis
• Flammulated owl - Otus flammeolus
• Fork-tailed storm-petrel - Oceanodroma furcata
• Franklin's gull - Larus pipixcan
• Grasshopper sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum
• Great gray owl - Strix nebulosa
• Greater sage-grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus
• Greater sandhill crane - Grus canadensis tabida
• Juniper titmouse - Baeolophus ridgwayi
• Leach's storm-petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• Lewis' woodpecker - Melanerpes lewis
• Little willow flycatcher - Empidonax traillii brewsteri
• Loggerhead shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
• Long-billed curlew - Numenius americanus
• Marbled murrelet - Brachyramphus marmoratus
• Mountain quail - Oreortyx pictus
• Northern goshwak - Accipiter gentilis
• Northern spotted owl - Strix occidentalis caurina
• Olive-sided flycatcher - Contopus cooperi
• Oregon vesper sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus affinins
• Pileated woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus
• Red-necked grebe - Podiceps grisegena
• Rock sandpiper - Calidris ptilocnemis
• Sage sparrow - Amphispiza belli
• Short-eared owl - Asio flammeus
• Slender-billed (white-breasted) nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis aculeate
• Snowy egret - Egretta thula
• Streaked horned lark - Eremophila alpestris strigata
• Swainson's hawk - Buteo swainsoni
• Tufted puffin - Fratercula cirrhata
• Upland sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
• Western bluebird - Sialia mexicana
• Western burrowing owl - Athene cunicularia hypugaea
• Western meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
• Western purple martin - Progne subis
• Western snowy plover - Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

View the conservation strategy for birds (4 MB PDF file) showing the ecoregional distributions, special needs, limiting factors, data gaps and recommended conservation actions for these species, extracted from the conservation strategy.

The conservation strategy also identifies voluntary measures which will generally help all bird species. These are:

• Minimize disturbance near nest sites during the breeding season.
• Where feasible, maintain large-diameter hollow trees and tall, newly dead snags. Where safety regulations prevent snag maintenance or where snag numbers are below desired levels, create snags from green trees and retain high-cut stumps.
• Minimize insect control near priority nest sites.
• For some species in some areas, use nest box programs as a stop-gap measure until suitable nest sites are available. Maintain and monitor nest boxes.
• Work cooperatively with landowners to delay mowing and other field management until after grassland birds have fledged. Similarly, plan prescribed fire to prevent impacts to bird nesting, reproduction and migration.
• Encourage wind turbine and communication tower designs that minimize or eliminate impacts to wildlife.
• Maintain suitable conditions for prey species in order to conserve avian predators. For example, a matrix of grasslands and low brush benefits jackrabbits, which are prey for ferruginous hawks.

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