Justification for choosing one or more of these five species as SCAW-WG focal species

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• Occur in all 5 regions (except BLSK, LETE and LAGU do not occur in Canada).

• BLSK, LETE and COTE are species of greatest conservation need in over 80% of the states in which they occur.     

• BLSK, LETE and COTE are on state endangered species lists in four or more states.

• LAGU and DCCO represent species that undergo some level of lethal control for the benefit of avian conservation targets or  to reduce impacts on human activities such as aquaculture.

• All 5 species utilize a variety of breeding habitats (barrier beaches, mainland beaches, ephemeral sand shoals and sand spits, salt marshes, dredge material islands, other human created islands/structures, roof-tops, etc.) and therefore would serve as good indicators on the status, quality and management needs of these habitats.   

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