Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Salt Marsh Bird Conservation Plan

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Image depicts report cover, with an image of a dawn salt marsh & the words: "Salt Marsh Bird Conservation Plan: Partners working to conserver marshes and the birds that depend on them. Atlantic Coast Joint Venture"

Read more about plans to bolster coastal resilience in support of salt marsh salt marsh
Salt marshes are found in tidal areas near the coast, where freshwater mixes with saltwater.

Learn more about salt marsh birds and wildlife in the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture's extensive report and outline. 

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Type of document
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Program
A large bird with brown feathers, white head, and yellow beak flies against a pale blue sky
The Migratory Bird Program works with partners to protect, restore and conserve bird populations and their habitats for the benefit of future generations by: ensuring long-term ecological sustainability of all migratory bird populations, increasing socioeconomic benefits derived from birds,...
Program
Washington,DC
Species
Adult Black Rails are small blackish marshbirds with a black bill which are difficult to see. Juveniles are similar to adults, but are duller and have less distinct spotting and streaking.

References cited in Species Profile

Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2015. Black Rail. All...
FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast