North America's 10 Most Endangered Birds

 

13,000 – 35,000	Kittlitz’s Murrelet
9,600 – 32,000	Golden-cheeked Warbler
8,000	Florida Scrub Jay
6,410	Piping Plover
5,200 – 10,000	Ashy Storm petrel
3,500	Gunnison Sage Grouse
2,830	Kirtland’s Warbler
475	Whooping Crane
280	California Condor
A few??	Ivory-billed Woodpecker

I've been lucky enough to see 3 of these birds:

• Florida Scrub Jays at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (June 2007) 
• Piping Plovers at Cape May, NJ (April 2010)
• Kirtland's Warbler while attending the Midwest Birding Symposium (September 2009)

How many have YOU seen?

Source:  Wild Birds Unlimited BirdTracks® created by BirdWatcher's Digest
Estimates as of spring 2007

Comments

[The Zen Birdfeeder]

LNMP, Lana, and John - thanks for sharing. I'd like to see that whooper sometime. And the condor.

[MaineBirder]

Thank you for the list Nancy!

I've seen 4 of these in my lifetime:

Florida Scrub Jay
Piping Plover
Kirtland’s Warbler
Whooping Crane

[Lana]

I've only seen whooping cranes--at the New Orleans Zoo, where they have a breeding program.

[LNMP]

Piping Plover. That's it. Someday, I hope to travel to TX to see the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, and to FL to see the Scrub Jay.