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The site was identified as important in 2008 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	breeding	-	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1967	Target Rock	National Wildlife Refuge	1
1972	Mill Cove Waterfowl	Sanctuary	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Huntington and Northport Bays (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/huntington-and-northport-bays-iba-usa on 24/11/2024.