Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piping Plover Charadrius melodus | NT | - (-) | present | A1 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Richard T Crane Jr Memorial | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | 4 |
| - | Crane | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | 2 |
| - | Graf | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | 1 |
| - | Greenwood Farm | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | 1 |
| - | Old Town Hill | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | 1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Rowley Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Goodale Orchard | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| - | Whitemore Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Carr Island | State Bird Sanctuary (V) | <1 |
| - | Stavros | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| - | Sally Weatherall | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Bean Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Smith Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Amelia Little Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | McKiernan Memorial | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Knights Common | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Stackyard | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Tommys Island | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Woodbury Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Ram Island | State Bird Sanctuary (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Hoopes Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Marsh Hundreds | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Chandlers Far Division | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Pine Island Road | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Laws Point | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Bewer | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Adams | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Stitt Pond | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| - | Haskell-Hart | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | J Lee Potter Meadow | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Shad Creek | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Cox | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Barnes Island | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Ingrams Saltmarsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Phillips Bluff | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Goodale Memorial | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Clubhead Creek | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| - | North Shore Salt Marsh | State Wildlife Management Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Sawyers Island | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Batchelders | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Oak Island | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Tide Meadows | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Eastern Avenue | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Eagle Island | State Natural Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Town Landing | Municipal Conservation Area (V) | <1 |
| - | Mill River | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Pine Island Sugarloaf | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Conservation Land | Conservation Land (V) | <1 |
| - | Local Land Trust Preserve | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Town of Ipswich Conservation Commission | Municipal Conservation Area (V) | - |
| - | Wilson Woodland | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Hog Island | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Wingaersheek Uplands | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Stavros/Whites Hill | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| - | Murray Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Collens Saltmarsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Great Ledge | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Plumbush Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Heartbreak Hill | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Rawls Salt Marsh | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | - |
| - | Two Penny | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Giovino | Local Land Trust Preserve (V) | <1 |
| - | Newbury Perennial | Gardens (V) | <1 |
| 1941 | Parker River | National Wildlife Refuge (IV) | 17 |
| 1974 | Parker River | Proposed Wilderness (Ib) | 6 |
| 1977 | Oak Island CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 1980 | Salisbury Marshes | Private Conservation Land (V) | <1 |
| 1997 | Hubbard CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2004 | Hayden Saltmarsh | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| 2004 | Perkins Saltmarsh | Private Conservation (V) | - |
| 2005 | Wilson Saltmarsh | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| 2008 | Rough Meadows | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| 2008 | Curlew Cove CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2008 | Surpitski Woodlot | Private Conservation (V) | <1 |
| 2009 | Perley Cr | Environmental System (V) | - |
| 2010 | Hundreds Marsh CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2011 | Soginese Creek CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2012 | Hatch CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2012 | Clapp CR | Environmental System (V) | <1 |
| 2013 | Sandy Point | State Reservation (V) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Salt Marsh (USA). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-salt-marsh-iba-usa on 27/12/2024.