Delmarva Bayside Marshes


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
Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta EN breeding (2005) 40 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1957 Saxis Wildlife Management Area (V) 28
1957 Guard Shore Wildlife Management Area (V) 1
1986 Long Ridge Private Conservation Land (V) 2
1999 Parkers Marsh State Natural Area Preserve (V) 3
2002 Clam Marshes Private Conservation Land (V) 11
2002 Big Marsh Private Conservation Land (V) 3
2002 The Nature Conservancy Easement (V) 2
2003 US-VA-75-1 Environmental System (V) 1
2012 Deep Creek Fee Private Conservation Land (V) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delmarva Bayside Marshes (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delmarva-bayside-marshes-iba-usa on 26/12/2024.