American Oystercatcher Focal Species Plan American Oystercatcher Working Group

Focal Species Plan: Final Draft Posted to Listserver

Major Topics Overview of conservation statusOverview of conservation status Major threatsMajor threats Recommended conservation strategies and actionsRecommended conservation strategies and actions Important breeding and non- breeding sitesImportant breeding and non- breeding sites Detailed list of conservation actionsDetailed list of conservation actions

Conservation Activities Identification and protection of existing habitat Creation of new habitat with dredge-spoil materials Creation of new habitat with dredge-spoil materials Management of existing protected areas to reduce predation and disturbance Management of existing protected areas to reduce predation and disturbance Control of predator populations Control of predator populations Monitoring of population status and trend to measure conservation effectiveness Monitoring of population status and trend to measure conservation effectiveness

Business Plan Based on the Focal Species Plan Based on the Focal Species Plan Major focus on: Major focus on: Threats Threats Priority Actions Priority Actions Organizational Roles Organizational Roles What’s a business plan? Need to discuss major conservation priorities and roles Need to discuss major conservation priorities and roles Start with tomorrow’s discussion of working group actions Start with tomorrow’s discussion of working group actions

Proposed Priority Topics Management of PredationManagement of Predation Management of DisturbanceManagement of Disturbance Coordinated Monitoring (with SE)Coordinated Monitoring (with SE) Banding Studies for DemographyBanding Studies for Demography Targeted Acquisition and ProtectionTargeted Acquisition and Protection OutreachOutreach Assessment of ContaminationAssessment of Contamination

Weighing Priorities Impact on population sizeImpact on population size Can be replicated in other areasCan be replicated in other areas Opportunistic considerations – key unprotected habitatsOpportunistic considerations – key unprotected habitats

Other Oystercatcher News AMOY Working Group will be charter group for Shorebird Research Group of the Americas – website to go online soonAMOY Working Group will be charter group for Shorebird Research Group of the Americas – website to go online soon Rangewide AMOY Plan under development by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network and Birdlife InternationalRangewide AMOY Plan under development by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network and Birdlife International Ted Simons and Wendy Moore