Samish/Padilla Bays


IBA Justification

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
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus EN non-breeding (2006) 60–102 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Hat Island Natural Resources Conservation Area (V) <1
- Whatcom Land Trust Local Land Trust (V) <1
1980 Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (IV) 33
1998 WRP_Skagit, WA (53057) Environmental System (V) <1
1999 Fidalgo Bay Environmental System (V) <1
1999 US-WA-44-23 Environmental System (V) <1
2000 Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve (IV) 2
2004 US-WA-120-1 Environmental System (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Samish/Padilla Bays (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/samish-padilla-bays-iba-usa on 14/12/2024.