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The unique landform features in Conservation Halton's watershed and its geographic location on the northern edge of the rich Carolinian Zone means that the watershed has a rich variety of species and habitats.  For many species, the Carolinian Zone or the Niagara Escapement is the only place that they can be found in Canada. 

We are actively involved with the monitoring and protection of rare species within our watershed but we need your help too. Without individuals taking an active interest in conserving sensitive species, they will become extinct.

 
Help us by reporting sightings of rare species to us through our online Species at Risk Reporting Form.

 

16- Endangered Species
10- Threatened Species
21- Species of Special Concern

The following is a list of provincially or federally listed Species at Risk which have been recorded in Conservation Halton’s watershed:

 

 

Birds 

Common Name

Latin Name

Status

Ammodramus henslowii
Endangered

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus
Special Concern

Whip-poor-will

Caprimulgus vociferus

Threatened

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica
Threatened

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger
Special Concern

Common Nighthawk

Chlidonias minor

Special Concern

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi
Special Concern

Cerulean Warbler

Dendroica cerulea
Special Concern

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Threatened*

Empidonax virescens
Endangered

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus
Special Concern*

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus anatum
Endangered

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Special Concern

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens
Special Concern
Ixobrychus exilis
Threatened

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Special Concern

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Special Concern

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea
Endangered

Louisiana Waterthrush

Seiurus motacilla
Special Concern

Canada Warbler

Wilsonia canadensis

Special Concern

Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina
Special Concern

Fishes
 

Common Name

Latin Name

Status

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata
Endangered

Redside Dace

Clinostomus elongatus
Endangered

Silver Shiner

Notropis photogenis
Special Concern

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Extirpated (Reintroduced in Lake Ontario)

Herptiles 

Common Name

Latin Name

Status

Jefferson Salamander

Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Threatened

Eastern Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera spinifera
Threatened

Blanding’s Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii
Threatened

Northern Map Turtle

Graptemys geographica
Special Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Special Concern

Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot)

Sternotherus odoratus
Threatened

Eastern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus
Special Concern

Wood Turtle

Clemmys insculpta

Endangered

Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Special Concern

Western Chorus Frog

Pseudacris triseriata

Threatened*

Lepidoptera 

Common Name

Latin Name

Status

Monarch

Danaus plexippus
Special Concern

West Virginia White

Pieris virginiensis
Special Concern

Mammals
 

Common Name

Latin Name

Status

Woodland Vole

Microtus pinetorum
Special Concern

Plants  

Common Name

Latin Name

Status

Hart's-tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium
Special Concern

American Chestnut

Castanea dentate
Endangered

American Columbo

Frasera caroliniensis
Endangered

Blazing-star

Liatris spicata
Threatened

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Special Concern

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

Endangered

Eastern Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Endangered

American Ginseng

Panax quinquefolius

Endangered

Hoary Mountain-mint 

Pycnanthemum incanum

Endangered 

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Endangered

Wood Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

Endangered

* Denotes COSEWIC designation.  All other statuses indicate the Species at Risk in Ontario List

More Information on Species at Risk can be found on the following websites:

         Conservation Ontario

The Ministry of Natural Resources
           
          Federal Government
 

 

 

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