Bird Conservation Region 27
species
(9)
American Black Duck, American Wigeon, Bachman's Sparrow, Brown Pelican, Canvasback, Painted Bunting, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Redhead, Swainson's Warbler
habitats
(0)
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture, Partners in Flight Eastern Working Group, Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program, United States North American Bird Conservation Initiative, United States Shorebird Conservation Partnership
plans
(3)
North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan, North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan 2015, South Atlantic Migratory Bird Initiative Implementation Plan 2008
projects
(0)
Southeastern Coastal Plain
from the US NABCI website:
This region includes extensive riverine swamps and marsh complexes along the Atlantic Coast. Interior forest vegetation is dominated by longleaf, slash, and loblolly pine forests. Priority landbirds include the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Painted Bunting, Bachman's Sparrow, Swainson's Warbler, and Swallow-Tailed Kite. Coastal intertidal habitats provide critical wintering areas for American Oystercatcher, important wintering and spring migration areas for Short-billed Dowitcher and Dunlin, and important fall staging areas for Red Knot. Sizable numbers of Brown Pelicans and various terns breed on offshore islands. Coastal areas provide important nesting and foraging habitats for large numbers of herons, egrets, ibis, terns, and other species. Coastal areas winter large numbers of Canvasback, Mallard, American Wigeon, Redhead, and the majority of the continent’s population of Tundra Swans. Managed impoundments in coastal areas are important to migrating and wintering dabbling ducks, including American Black Duck.