**MASSACHUSETTS**

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> Fig. 1. Bird monitoring regions in Massachusetts.

**Bird monitoring region 82: Massachusetts-Atlantic Northern Forest**

This region covers BCR 14, Atlantic Northern Forest, in Massachusetts
plus very small parts of BCR 28, Appalachian Mountains, and BCR 30, New
England/Mid-Atlantic Coast. Approximately 39 aquatic species occur at
least commonly, at some time of year, in the region (Table 1); 7
designated sites and 2 matrix strata have been identified (Fig. 2, Table
2).

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Fig. 2*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
82.

> Table 1. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 82 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| #  Species              | **S  | **Species**               | **Sea  |
|                         | easo |                           | sons** |
|                         | ns** |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Pied-billed Grebe       | B    | Common Merganser          | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Double-crested          | MB   | Hooded Merganser          | MB     |
| Cormorant               |      |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Bittern        | MB   | Osprey                    | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Black-crowned           | B    | Northern Harrier          | MB     |
| Night-Heron             |      |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green Heron             | B    | Virginia Rail             | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Great Blue Heron        | MB   | Common Moorhen            | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Canada Goose            | M    | American Coot             | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Wood Duck               | MB   | Killdeer                  | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Mallard                 | MB   | Greater Yellowlegs        | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Black Duck     | MB   | Spotted Sandpiper         | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Gadwall                 | M    | Common Snipe              | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Green-winged Teal       | M    | American Woodcock         | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| American Wigeon         | M    | Ring-billed Gull          | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Northern Pintail        | M    | Common Tern               | M      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Northern Shoveler       | M    | Black Tern                | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Blue-winged Teal        | MB   | Tree Swallow              | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Canvasback              | M    | Marsh Wren                | B      |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Ring-necked Duck        | M    | Swamp Sparrow             | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Lesser Scaup            | M    | Red-winged Blackbird      | MB     |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+
| Common Goldeneye        | MB   |                           |        |
+-------------------------+------+---------------------------+--------+

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 2*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 82.

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

  1        Central Berkshire Lakes -   42.46      -73.25                                    IBA-Identified
           inc. mud pond                                                                    

  2        Eugene Moran Wildlife       42.52      -73.07      Low            Not            IBA-Identified
           Management Area                                                                  

  3        Konkapot and Agawam Marshes 42.27      -73.32      Medium                        IBA-Identified

  4        Little River Watershed      42.10      -72.92                                    IBA-Identified

  5        Mill Pond and marshes       42.15      -73.42      Low                           IBA-Identified

  6        Otis State Forest           42.19      -73.13      Medium                        

  7        Silvio O. Conte NWR         42.60      -72.58      Low                            
  -------- --------------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ----------------

*Stratum 2: Middle Berkshire (matrix stratum)*

The Middle Berkshire area is (Needs description.)

The Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes (MANEM) Regional Working Group of
Waterbird Conservation for the Americas has identified this area as an
important waterbird breeding area.

*Stratum 3: Southwest Berkshire (matrix stratum)*

The Southwest Berkshire area is (Needs description.)

The Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes (MANEM) Regional Working Group of
Waterbird Conservation for the Americas has identified this area as an
important waterbird breeding area.

***Source***: The species list was based on one checklist from Vermont
with revisions by x.

**Bird monitoring region 83: Massachusetts-New England/Mid-Atlantic
Coast**

This region covers BCR 30, New England/Mid-Atlantic Coast, in
Massachusetts plus small parts of BCR 28, Appalachian Mountains, and BCR
14, Atlantic Northern Forest. Approximately 68 aquatic species occur at
least commonly, at some time of year, in the region (Table 3); 84
designated sites and 2 matrix strata have been identified (Fig. 3, Table
4).

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Fig. 3*.* Designated sites and matrix strata in bird monitoring region
83.

> Table 3. Aquatic species that occur commonly in bird monitoring region
> 83 (M=migration, B=breeding season, W=winter).

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

  Red-throated Loon         M             American Coot                M

  Common Loon               MW            Black-bellied Plover         MB

  Northern Gannet           M             Piping Plover                MB

  Great Cormorant           MW            Semipalmated Plover          MB

  Double-crested Cormorant  MB            Killdeer                     M

  Black-crowned Night-Heron MB            American Oystercatcher       MB

  Green Heron               M             Willet                       MB

  Snowy Egret               MB            Greater Yellowlegs           MB

  Great Blue Heron          MB            Lesser Yellowlegs            MB

  Canada Goose              MBW           Spotted Sandpiper            B

  Brant                     MW            Whimbrel                     MB

  Wood Duck                 MB            Hudsonian Godwit             B

  Mallard                   MBW           Ruddy Turnstone              M

  American Black Duck       MBW           Red Knot                     MB

  Gadwall                   MB            Sanderling                   MB

  Green-winged Teal         MB            Dunlin                       M

  American Wigeon           M             Semipalmated Sandpiper       MB

  Northern Pintail          M             Least Sandpiper              MB

  Blue-winged Teal          M             Pectoral Sandpiper           M

  Canvasback                M             Short-billed Dowitcher       MB

  Ring-necked Duck          M             Laughing Gull                MB

  Greater Scaup             M             Bonaparte\'s Gull            M

  Common Eider              MW            Ring-billed Gull             MBW

  Black Scoter              MW            Herring Gull                 MBW

  White-winged Scoter       MW            Great Black-backed Gull      MBW

  Surf Scoter               MW            Black-legged Kittiwake       MW

  Long-tailed Duck          MW            Roseate Tern                 MB

  Common Goldeneye          MW            Common Tern                  MB

  Bufflehead                MW            Arctic Tern                  MB

  Red-breasted Merganser    MW            Least Tern                   MB

  Hooded Merganser          M             Tree Swallow                 MB

  Ruddy Duck                M             Marsh Wren                   MB

  Northern Harrier          MW            Swamp Sparrow                MB

  Sora                      M             Red-winged Blackbird         MB
  ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------

# *Stratum 1: Designated Sites*

Table 4*.* Designated sites in bird monitoring region 83.

+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| * | **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 | Allen\'s Pond and       | 4 | - | High |       | I             |
|   | Westport River          | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   | Watershed               | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Allerton Point          | 4 | - | Not  |       | ISS Site      |
|   |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 6 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Assabet River NWR       | 4 | - | Me   |       | I             |
|   |                         | 2 | 7 | dium |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 4 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Assawompsett Ponds      | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
|   | Complex                 | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Barnstable, Harbor      | 4 | - |      |       | ISS Site,     |
|   | Mouth                   | 1 | 7 |      |       | IBA-Pending   |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | 3 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Barton\'s Cove - Poets  | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
|   | Seat                    | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Belle Isle Marsh        | 4 | - |      |       | ISS Site,     |
|   |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 8 | Bird Island             | 4 | - | Not  | Low   | I             |
|   |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 9 | Blackstone River Valley | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
|   | National Heritage       | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   | Corridor                | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Boston Harbor           | 4 | - |      |       | ISS Site      |
| 0 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Boston Harbor Islands   | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 1 | National Rec. Area      | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Brewster/Eastham Flats  | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 2 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Brush Island            | 4 | - | Not  |       | I             |
| 3 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Cape Cod National       | 4 | - |      | High  | I             |
| 4 | Seashore, incl.         | 1 | 6 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   | Wellfleet               | . | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | . |      |       |               |
|   | Bay WS                  | 0 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 8 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Cape Poge Elbow         | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 5 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 4 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Chappaquidick Island    | 4 | - | Me   |       | I             |
| 6 |                         | 1 | 7 | dium |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 4 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Charles River (inland)  | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 7 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Concord, Great Meadows  | 4 | - | High | M     | ISS Site,     |
| 8 | NWR                     | 2 | 7 |      | edium | I             |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 3 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 1 | Connecticut River       | 4 | - | Low  |       |               |
| 9 | Wetland                 | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 0 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Coskata-Coatue          | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 0 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 6 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Daniel Webster WLS and  | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 1 | Cherry Hill             | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Danvers                 | 4 | - | Me   |       |               |
| 2 |                         | 2 | 7 | dium |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 6 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Dead Neck and           | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 3 | Sampson\'s Island       | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | 4 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Delaney WMA             | 4 | - | Me   |       | I             |
| 4 |                         | 2 | 7 | dium |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Duxbury Beach           | 4 | - |      | High  | ISS Site,     |
| 5 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 0 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Eagle Island            | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 6 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Eastern Essex County    | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 7 | Interior Forest         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Eastern                 | 4 | - | Not  |       | I             |
| 8 | Point/Gloucester Harbor | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 2 | Ellisville Harbor       | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 9 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Essex County Coastal    | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 0 | Bird Islands            | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Great Salt Marsh        | 4 | - | High |       | I             |
| 1 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Great Sippewisett Marsh | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 2 | and Black Beach         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Halifax, Cumberland     | 4 | - |      |       | ISS Site,     |
| 3 | Farms Manure Pit        | 1 | 7 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 9 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Hanscom Air Force Base  | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 4 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Hockomock Swamp (Lake   | 4 | - | High |       | I             |
| 5 | Nippenicket)            | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Ipswich, Cranes Beach   | 4 | - |      | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 6 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | Site, IBA-    |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       | Identified    |
|   |                         | 8 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Kalmus Beach Park       | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 7 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 8 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Kettle Island           | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 8 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 3 | Longmeadow Flats        | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 9 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | 3 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 6 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Lynnfield Marsh         | 4 | - | Me   |       | I             |
| 0 |                         | 2 | 7 | dium |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Marblehead Neck         | 4 | - | Not  |       | I             |
| 1 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Mashpee NWR             | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 2 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 0 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Middle Brewster Island  | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 3 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Milk Island             | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 4 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Monomoy NWR, North End  | 4 | - | Not  | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 5 |                         | 1 | 6 |      |       | Site, IBA-    |
|   |                         | . | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       | Identified    |
|   |                         | 8 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Monomoy NWR, South End  | 4 | - | Low  | High  | ISS, PRISM,   |
| 6 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | WHSRN         |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       | Site,         |
|   |                         | 7 | 0 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         |   | 1 |      |       | BA-Identified |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Muskeget Island         | 4 | - | Low  |       |               |
| 7 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 3 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 1 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Mystic River Watershed  | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 8 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 4 | Nahant - Nahant Bay     | 4 | - |      | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 9 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | Site, IBA-    |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       | Identified    |
|   |                         | 4 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 0 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Nantucket NWR           | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 0 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Nashua River Watershed  | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 1 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 0 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Nauset Marsh (Coast     | 4 | - | High | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 2 | Guard Beach, New I.)    | 1 | 6 |      |       | Site          |
|   |                         | . | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Newburyport Harbor      | 4 | - |      |       | ISS Site,     |
| 3 | (A,B,C)                 | 2 | 7 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 8 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Nomans Land Island NWR  | 4 | - | Me   |       |               |
| 4 |                         | 1 | 7 | dium |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | North River Mouth and   | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 5 | Corridor                | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Oxbow NWR - Bare Hill   | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 6 | Pond Area               | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Parker River NWR        | 4 | - | High | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 7 | (Beach, Salt Marsh,     | 2 | 7 |      |       | Site, IBA-    |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   | Impoundments)           | 7 | . |      |       | Identified    |
|   |                         | 8 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 0 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Parker River NWR (Marsh | 4 | - | High | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 8 | and                     | 2 | 7 |      |       | Site, IBA-    |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   | Impoundments only)      | 7 | . |      |       | Identified    |
|   |                         | 5 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 5 | Plum Island             | 4 | - |      | High  | I             |
| 9 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Plymouth and Duxbury    | 4 | - |      | High  | PRISM,        |
| 0 | Bays                    | 1 | 7 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 9 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Plymouth Beach          | 4 | - |      | High  | ISS Site      |
| 1 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Quabbin Reservoir       | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 2 | Watershed               | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 9 | 3 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Quaboag                 | 4 | - | High |       | I             |
| 3 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Ram Island              | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 4 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Rockport Headlands and  | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 5 | Inshore Waters          | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Sandwich Beaches        | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 6 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 4 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Sandwich, Spring Hill   | 4 | - |      |       | ISS Site,     |
| 7 | Creek Area              | 1 | 7 |      |       | IBA-Pending   |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 6 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 3 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Sarah Island            | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 8 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 6 | Scituate                | 4 | - |      | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 9 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | Site          |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 8 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 2 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Snake Island            | 4 | - | Not  |       | ISS Site,     |
| 0 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | I             |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 8 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | South Beach Island      | 4 | - | Not  | High  | ISS, PRISM    |
| 1 |                         | 1 | 6 |      |       | Site, IBA-    |
|   |                         | . | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       | Identified    |
|   |                         | 8 | 9 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | South Cape Beaches -    | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 2 | Sandy Neck              | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Springfield             | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 3 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 7 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Stellwagen Bank         | 4 | - | Not  | Not   | I             |
| 4 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Stop River              | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 5 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | 3 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 0 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Sudbury/Concord River   | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 6 | Valley                  | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 1 | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Thacher Island NWR      | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 7 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 8 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Wachusett Reservoir     | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 8 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 5 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 7 | Ware River Watershed    | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 9 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 4 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 8 | Weepecket Island        | 4 | - | Not  |       |               |
| 0 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 8 | West Dennis Beach       | 4 | - |      |       | I             |
| 1 |                         | 1 | 7 |      |       | BA-Identified |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 6 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 5 | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 9 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 8 | Westover Air Reserve    | 4 | - |      |       |               |
| 2 | Base                    | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 2 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 5 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 8 | Winthrop Breakwater     | 4 | - | Not  |       | ISS Site      |
| 3 |                         | 2 | 7 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 1 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 3 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 7 | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 1 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+
| 8 | Wompatuck State Park    | 4 | - | Me   |       |               |
| 4 |                         | 2 | 7 | dium |       |               |
|   |                         | . | 0 |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 2 | . |      |       |               |
|   |                         | 0 | 8 |      |       |               |
|   |                         |   | 4 |      |       |               |
+---+-------------------------+---+---+------+-------+---------------+

*Stratum 2: North Plymouth (matrix stratum)*

The North Plymouth area is (Needs description.)

The Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes (MANEM) Regional Working Group of
Waterbird Conservation for the Americas has identified this area as an
important waterbird breeding area.

*Stratum 3: South Bristol (matrix stratum)*

The South Bristol area is (Needs description.)

The Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes (MANEM) Regional Working Group of
Waterbird Conservation for the Americas has identified this area as an
important waterbird breeding area.

***Source***: The species list was based on checklists from 2 sites with
revisions by x.