U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceYearly trend When averaged across all points with trends, beach bird abundance decreased by 1.42% per year from 2012-2022. Species used were American oystercatcher, black skimmer, gull-billed tern, least tern, piping plover, roseate tern, snowy plover, and willet. These s pecies are Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need for states in the Southeast, primarily occur in this ecosystem, and have sufficient data for trend analysis in eBird Status and Trends. Most points across the SECAS region were declining, with the exception of some areas with significant investment in coastal conservation. Individual species trends also followed this pattern. The only exception was breeding piping plover, where all breeding points in the SECAS region were declining. On track to meet SECAS goal No. The decline of about 5.68% every 4 years is not enough to reach the SECAS goal of a 1% increase every 4 years. Data source eBird Status and Trends Confidence in trend Medium. Most points that had declines (52%) were statistically significant. Interpretation This is an indicator of beach habitat quality. The mixed but mostly declining trends highlight the challenges and opportunities within this ecosystem. Habitat modification, climate change, and human disturbance continue to pose problems, but conservation action in specific areas seems to be making an impact. As these birds are migratory, conservation actions and threats impacting their populations occur both within the Southeast and in other parts of the species' ranges. Other information available Species-specific summaries and tabular data associated with the chart above are available in Appendix I of the pdf report: https://secassoutheast.org/pdf/SECAS-goal-report-2024.pdf .ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/650ca9df3d434a10b046aa3c97f3c096_1engU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open DataPublicBeach Birds (SECAS Goal Trends) [United States]Web servicesUnited StatesLast Modified: 2024-12-12