**NORTH CAROLINA**

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> Fig. 1. Bird monitoring regions in North Carolina.

**Bird monitoring region 154: North Carolina-Appalachian Mountains**

This region covers BCR 28, Appalachian Mountains, in North Carolina.
Approximately 55 aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some time
of year, in the region (Table 1); 1 designated sites and *x* matrix
strata have been identified (Fig. 2, Table 2).

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Fig. 2*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
154.

> Table 1. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 154 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------
  **Species**               **Seasons**   **Species**                  **Seasons**

  Common Loon               MW            Red-breasted Merganser       M

  Horned Grebe              MW            Hooded Merganser             MW

  Pied-billed Grebe         MW            Ruddy Duck                   MW

  Double-crested Cormorant  MW            Northern Harrier             MW

  Black-crowned Night-Heron M             American Coot                MW

  Yellow-crowned            MB            American Golden-Plover       M
  Night-Heron                                                          

  Green Heron               MB            Semipalmated Plover          M

  Little Blue Heron         MB            Killdeer                     MBW

  Cattle Egret              MB            Greater Yellowlegs           MW

  Great Egret               M             Lesser Yellowlegs            M

  Great Blue Heron          MW            Solitary Sandpiper           M

  Snow Goose                MW            Spotted Sandpiper            M

  Canada Goose              MW            Dunlin                       M

  Wood Duck                 MBW           Semipalmated Sandpiper       M

  Mallard                   MBW           Western Sandpiper            M

  American Black Duck       MW            Least Sandpiper              MW

  Gadwall                   MW            Pectoral Sandpiper           M

  Green-winged Teal         MW            Short-billed Dowitcher       M

  American Wigeon           MW            Common Snipe                 MW

  Northern Pintail          MW            Bonaparte\'s Gull            MW

  Northern Shoveler         MW            Ring-billed Gull             MW

  Blue-winged Teal          M             Herring Gull                 MW

  Canvasback                MW            Forster\'s Tern              M

  Redhead                   M             Black Tern                   M

  Ring-necked Duck          MW            Tree Swallow                 M

  Lesser Scaup              MW            Swamp Sparrow                MW

  Common Goldeneye          MW            Red-winged Blackbird         MBW

  Bufflehead                MW                                          
  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 2*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 154.

  -------- -------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  **Site   **Site Name**              **Lat.**   **Long.**   **Importance   **Importance   **Comments**
  ID**                                                       to secretive   to migrating   
                                                             marshbirds**   shorebirds**   

  1        Great Smoky Mountains      35.58      -83.50      Not             Not            
           National Park                                                                   
  -------- -------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- --------------

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on a checklist from 1 site in
northern Alabama with revisions by x.

**Bird monitoring region 155: North Carolina-Piedmont**

This region covers BCR 29, Piedmont, in North Carolina. Approximately 24
aquatic species occur at least commonly, at some time of year, in the
region (Table 3); 2 designated sites and *x* matrix strata have been
identified (Fig. 3, Table 4).

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Fig. 3*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
155.

> Table 3. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 155 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| #  Species              | **S  | **Species**               | **Sea  |
|                         | easo |                           | sons** |
|                         | ns** |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Pied-billed Grebe       | MW   | Ring-necked Duck          | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green Heron             | MB   | Osprey                    | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Great Blue Heron        | MBW  | Northern Harrier          | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Canada Goose            | MW   | American Coot             | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Wood Duck               | MBW  | Killdeer                  | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Mallard                 | MW   | Lesser Yellowlegs         | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Black Duck     | MW   | Solitary Sandpiper        | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green-winged Teal       | MW   | Common Snipe              | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Wigeon         | MW   | American Woodcock         | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Northern Pintail        | MW   | Tree Swallow              | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Northern Shoveler       | W    | Marsh Wren                | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Blue-winged Teal        | MB   | Red-winged Blackbird      | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 4*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 155.

  -------- -------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Site   **Site Name**              **Lat.**   **Long.**   **Importance   **Importance   **Comments**
  ID**                                                       to secretive   to migrating   
                                                             marshbirds**   shorebirds**   

  1        B. Everett Jordan Lake     35.72      -79.02      Low            Low            IBA-Identified

  2        Pee Dee NWR                35.07      -80.07      Low            Low            IBA-Identified
  -------- -------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on a checklist from 1 site with
revisions by x.

**Bird monitoring region 156: North Carolina-Southeastern Coastal
Plain**

This region covers BCR 27, Southeastern Coastal Plain, in North
Carolina. Approximately 66 aquatic species occur at least commonly, at
some time of year, in the region (Table 5); 64 designated sites and *x*
matrix strata have been identified (Fig. 4, Table 6).

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Fig. 4*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
156.

> Table 5. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 156 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| #  Species              | **S  | **Species**               | **Sea  |
|                         | easo |                           | sons** |
|                         | ns** |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Red-throated Loon       | W    | Red-breasted Merganser    | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Loon             | MW   | Hooded Merganser          | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Pied-billed Grebe       | MW   | Ruddy Duck                | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Double-crested          | MW   | Osprey                    | MB     |
| Cormorant               |      |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Least Bittern           | MB   | Northern Harrier          | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Bittern        | MW   | King Rail                 | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green Heron             | MB   | Clapper Rail              | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Little Blue Heron       | MB   | Virginia Rail             | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Cattle Egret            | MBW  | Black Rail                | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Snowy Egret             | MBW  | Common Moorhen            | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Great Egret             | MBW  | American Coot             | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Great Blue Heron        | MBW  | Killdeer                  | W      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Glossy Ibis             | MB   | American Oystercatcher    | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Tundra Swan             | MW   | Willet                    | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Snow Goose              | MW   | Greater Yellowlegs        | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Canada Goose            | MBW  | Lesser Yellowlegs         | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Brant                   | W    | Solitary Sandpiper        | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Wood Duck               | MBW  | Spotted Sandpiper         | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Mallard                 | MW   | Common Snipe              | W      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Black Duck     | MW   | American Woodcock         | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Gadwall                 | MW   | Laughing Gull             | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green-winged Teal       | MW   | Ring-billed Gull          | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Wigeon         | MW   | Herring Gull              | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Northern Pintail        | MW   | Great Black-backed Gull   | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Blue-winged Teal        | MW   | Royal Tern                | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Canvasback              | MW   | Common Tern               | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Redhead                 | MW   | Least Tern                | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Ring-necked Duck        | MW   | Black Skimmer             | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Greater Scaup           | W    | Tree Swallow              | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Lesser Scaup            | MW   | Marsh Wren                | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Goldeneye        | W    | Seaside Sparrow           | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Bufflehead              | MW   | Swamp Sparrow             | MW     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Merganser        | W    | Red-winged Blackbird      | MBW    |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 6*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 156.

+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| * | **Site Name**            | * | * | **Im | **    | **Comments** |
| * |                          | * | * | port | Impor |              |
| S |                          | L | L | ance | tance |              |
| i |                          | a | o | to   | to    |              |
| t |                          | t | n | s    | migr  |              |
| e |                          | . | g | ecre | ating |              |
| I |                          | * | . | tive | sh    |              |
| D |                          | * | * | mars | orebi |              |
| * |                          |   | * | hbir | rds** |              |
| * |                          |   |   | ds** |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Alligator River NWR      | 3 | - | H    |  M    | IB           |
|   |                          | 5 | 7 | igh  | edium | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Bald Head/Smith Island   | 3 | - |      | High  | IBA          |
|   | (Lower Cape Fear         | 3 | 7 |      |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   | River)                   | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 9 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Battery Island Audubon   | 3 | - | Med  | Low   | IB           |
|   | Sanctuary                | 3 | 7 | ium  |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 0 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Beacon Island Audubon    | 3 | - | Low  | Low   | IB           |
|   | Sanctuary                | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Big Foot Island          | 3 | - | Not  |       | IB           |
|   |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 1 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 6 | Big Swan Island          | 3 | - | Low  | Low   | IB           |
|   |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 4 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 7 | Bird Shoals              | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
|   |                          | 3 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 8 | Camp Lejuene Marine      | 3 | - |      |       |              |
|   | Corps Base               | 4 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 3 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 9 | Cape Hatteras National   | 3 | - |      | High  | IBA          |
|   | Seashore                 | 5 | 7 |      |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 3 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 5 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 1 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Cape Lookout             | 3 | - | Not  |       | ISS, PRISM   |
| 0 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 4 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Cape Lookout National    | 3 | - |      | High  | IBA          |
| 1 | Seashore                 | 4 | 7 |      |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | 5 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Cat Island               | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 2 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Cedar Island Marshes     | 3 | - | H    |       | IB           |
| 3 |                          | 4 | 7 | igh  |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | 3 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Cedar Island NWR         | 3 | - | H    |       |              |
| 4 |                          | 4 | 7 | igh  |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 3 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Cherry Point Marine      | 3 | - |      |       |              |
| 5 | Corps Air Station        | 4 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 6 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Clam Shoal               | 3 | - | Not  | High  | IBA          |
| 6 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 2 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | 6 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Croatan Forest           | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 7 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | Currituck NWR            | 3 | - |      |       |              |
| 8 |                          | 6 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 4 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 1 | DOT Island               | 3 | - | Low  | Low   | IB           |
| 9 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Drum Inlets (Old and     | 3 | - |      |       | ISS, PRISM   |
| 0 | New)                     | 4 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | 2 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 6 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Dunahoe Bay              | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 1 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Eagle Island             | 3 | - | H    | High  | IBA          |
| 2 |                          | 4 | 7 | igh  |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 2 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 9 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Ferry Slip Island        | 3 | - | Not  | Low   | IB           |
| 3 |                          | 3 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Great Island             | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 4 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 2 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Gull Island - NC         | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 5 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 4 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Hobucken Marshes/ Gum    | 3 | - | H    | Me    | IB           |
| 6 | Swamp                    | 5 | 7 | igh  | dium  | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 0 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Hog Island               | 3 | - | Med  | Low   | IB           |
| 7 |                          | 5 | 7 | ium  |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Island C (Old House      | 3 | - | Not  |       | IB           |
| 8 | Channel)                 | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 2 | Island G (Roanoke Sound) | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 9 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Island L (Old House      | 3 | - | Not  |       | IB           |
| 0 | Channel)                 | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Island MN (Old House     | 3 | - | Not  |       | IB           |
| 1 | Channel)                 | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Judith Island Point      | 3 | - | Med  | Low   | IB           |
| 2 |                          | 5 | 7 | ium  |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 3 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Lea-Hutaff Islands       | 3 | - | H    | High  | IBA          |
| 3 |                          | 4 | 7 | igh  |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 3 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 6 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Lumber River Bottomlands | 3 | - | Low  | Low   | IBA -        |
| 4 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | Identified   |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 4 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Mackay Island NWR        | 3 | - | H    |       |              |
| 5 |                          | 6 | 7 | igh  |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 6 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Masonboro Island         | 3 | - | H    | Me    | IBA          |
| 6 |                          | 4 | 7 | igh  | dium  | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 1 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 8 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Mattamuskeet and         | 3 | - | H    |       | ISS Site,    |
| 7 | Swanquarter NWR          | 5 | 7 | igh  |       | IB           |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | 4 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 2 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Monkey Island            | 3 | - | Not  | Not   | IB           |
| 8 |                          | 6 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 4 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 3 | Morgan Island            | 3 | - | Low  | Low   | IB           |
| 9 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | New Dump Island          | 3 | - | Not  | Me    | IB           |
| 0 |                          | 4 | 7 |      | dium  | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 3 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | New Stump Point          | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 1 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | 4 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | North Pelican Island     | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 2 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | North Rock Island        | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 3 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 1 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Ocracoke Island (South   | 3 | - |      |       | ISS, PRISM   |
| 4 | Point)                   | 5 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 0 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Old DOT Island           | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 5 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Oregon Inlet Shoals      | 3 | - | Not  |       | IBA          |
| 6 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 7 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 5 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Outer Continental Shelf  | 3 | - | Not  | Not   | IBA -        |
| 7 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | Identified   |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 3 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Pea Island NWR           | 3 | - |      | High  | IBA          |
| 8 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | -Identified, |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       | ISS,         |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | 4 |      |       | PRISM Site   |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 4 | Pocosin Lakes NWR        | 3 | - |      |       |              |
| 9 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 6 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Portsmouth Flats         | 3 | - | Not  |       | ISS, PRISM   |
| 0 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Raccoon Island           | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 1 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 4 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Rachel Carson National   | 3 | - |      |  High | ISS, PRISM   |
| 2 | Estuarine Research       | 4 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   | Reserve                  | 7 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 1 | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 4 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Rawls Island             | 3 | - | Low  | Low   | IB           |
| 3 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Roanoke River            | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 4 | Bottomlands              | 5 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 5 | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Roanoke River NWR        | 3 | - |      |       |              |
| 5 |                          | 5 | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 1 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Sand Bag Island          | 3 | - | Not  |       | IB           |
| 6 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Shackleford Banks (East  | 3 | - |      |       | ISS, PRISM   |
| 7 | End)                     | 4 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 4 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 3 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | Shackleford Banks (West  | 3 | - | Not  |       | ISS, PRISM   |
| 8 | End--Beaufort Inlet)     | 4 | 7 |      |       | Site         |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 6 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 6 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 5 | South Pelican Island     | 3 | - | Not  |       | IB           |
| 9 |                          | 3 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 3 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 6 | Southport                | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 0 |                          | 3 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | 0 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 5 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 6 | Striking Island          | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 1 |                          | 3 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 7 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 9 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 8 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 6 | Twin Lakes               | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 2 |                          | 3 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 7 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 2 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 6 | Waccamaw River Bottoms   | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 3 |                          | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 8 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 2 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 0 | 5 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 7 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+
| 6 | Wainwright Island        | 3 | - |      |       | IB           |
| 4 | Audubon Sanctuary        | 4 | 7 |      |       | A-Identified |
|   |                          | . | 6 |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 9 | . |      |       |              |
|   |                          | 8 | 2 |      |       |              |
|   |                          |   | 0 |      |       |              |
+---+--------------------------+---+---+------+-------+--------------+

*Stratum 2: name (matrix stratum)*

*Stratum x: name (matrix stratum)*

Matrix strata have yet to be identified. Any help you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.

***Source***: The species list was based on checklists from 5 sites with
revisions by x.