Completed Focal Species Conservation Plans

In 2005, the Migratory Bird Program initiated the Focal Species Strategy as a mechanism to better measure our success in achieving our bird conservation priorities and mandates. As part of that strategy, we are developing and implementing action plans for identified species that meet at least one of the following characteristics: 1) High conservation need, 2) May represent broader indicator of system health, 3) High level of current cost-effective effort, 4) Potential to unify partners, and 5) High confidence that factors affecting status can be addressed. The following action plans have been completed and peer reviewed. Additional action plans will be added to this site over time

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Rocky Mountain Population of Trumpeter Swans, July 2002

Conservation Plan for the Marbled Godwit, Version 1.1 February 2006

Draft Action Plan for Pacific Commom Eider, Version date: October 1, 2006

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) Conservation Action Plan 1 April 2007

A Conservation Action Plan For the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) for the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States Version 2.0, June 2007

A Conservation Action Plan for the Cerulean Warbler, Revised version – 30 June 2007

Conservation Plan for the Tricolored Blackbird, September 2007

American Woodcock Population Status, 2008

A Conservation Action Plan for Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and Laysan Albatross (P. immutabilis) Version 1.0, October 2007

Draft American Woodcock Conservation Plan

King Rail Conservation Plan, Version 1 - August 2008

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