Sentences with phrase «snowy plover populations»
Ellis notes that it's important to note the various locations on the beach that the Western snowy plover populations are consistently occupying.
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Date Listed: The Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover was listed as threatened on March 5, 1993.
Official Status: Threatened, the Pacific Coast population of the western snowy plover is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as threatened.
Snowy plovers that nest at inland sites are not considered part of the Pacific coast population, although they may migrate to coastal areas during winter months.
The Pacific coast population of the snowy plover is defined as those individuals that nest adjacent to tidal waters of the Pacific Ocean, and includes all nesting birds on the mainland coast, peninsulas, offshore islands, adjacent bays, estuaries, and coastal rivers (USDI Fish and Wildlife Service 2004).
The Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover breeds primarily on coastal beaches from southern Washington to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Channel Islands National Park is one of the few locations in southern California that still supports breeding and wintering populations of western snowy plovers.
The Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover was listed as threatened by the Fish and Wildlife Service on March 5, 1993.
Oregon's coastal population of Snowy Plovers has risen from 35 to approximately 450.