Cowles Bog - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus VU passage (2003) 200 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1966 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (V) 69


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cowles Bog - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cowles-bog--indiana-dunes-national-lakeshore-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.