Barn Owl Tyto alba
Eastern population = Endangered. Not changed from previous assessment
Western population = Threatened. Elevated from Special Concern to Threatened (degradation of grassland habitat, conversion of old barns, vehicle collisions)

Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Endangered. Elevated from Special Concern to Endangered (habitat loss and degradation)

Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
Endangered. Not changed from previous assessment

White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
Endangered. Elevated from Threatened to Endangered (habitat loss and degradation)

For more information, see:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/White+headed+woodpecker+gone+from+Canada/3902171/story.html (the above photo of White-headed Woodpecker used in this story)
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct7/sct7_3_16_e.cfm
http://ebird.org/content/canada/home/new-canadian-species-at-risk-assessments
Christian I assume the Barn Owl is one of your images, BRILLIANT!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is Paul and thank you! There was a sense of satisfcation of getting some photos of these beautiful owls inside a barn!
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