Southern Dorchester County


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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC non-breeding (-) present A4i
American Black Duck Anas rubripes LC resident (-) present A4i
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis EN breeding (1990) 50 birds A1
Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans LC - (-) present A4i
Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta EN resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Taylors Island Wildlife Management Area (V) 1
- Savanna Lake Lodge Heritage Conservation (III) <1
- Savanna Lake (Adkins) Heritage Conservation (III) <1
1933 Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (IV) 21
1977 Robinson Neck Fee Private Conservation Land (V) <1
2001 Savanna Lake Easement (V) <1
2008 US-MD-94-2 Environmental System (V) <1
2013 WRP_Dorchester, MD (24019) Environmental System (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Dorchester County (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-dorchester-county-iba-usa on 12/12/2024.