Table 14. Selected Anadromous Fish, Breeding Birds, and Rare Plant Species and Communities Associated with Tidal Rivers in the New York Bight Watershed

Common Name(s) Global Federal NY Rank NY Status NJ Rank NJ Status BW # Rank Mid Hudson Estuary Upper Hudson Estuary Mullica River Great Egg Harbor River
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
Shortnose sturgeon (A-F/AN) G3 E S1 E (E) S3 E BW1 + +    
Atlantic sturgeon (A-F/AN) G3   S1 P S3   BW1 + +    
Blueback herring (A-F/AN) G5   S3 U S5   BW4 + + + +
Alewife (A-F/AN) G5   S5 U S5   BW4 + + + +
American shad (A-F/AN) G5   S4 U S3S4 W BW4 + +    
Rainbow smelt (A-F/AN) G5   S5 U SU   BW4 + +    
White perch (A-F) G5   S4 U S5   BW4 + + + +
Striped bass (A-F/AN) G5   S4 P S4 W BW4 + +   +
                       
                       
                       
American Bittern G4   S4 P (SC) S3 T/S BW1 ? B?   ?
Least Bittern G5   S3 P/SC (T) S3 D/S BW2 B +   ?
Canada Goose G5   S5 G S5   BW5 B/M B/M/W B/M/W B/M/W
Wood Duck G5   S5 G S5   BW5 B/M B/M    
Blue-winged Teal G5   S5 G S5   BW4   B?/M   M/W
Mallard G5   S5 G S5   BW5 B/M/W B/M/W B/M/W B/M/W
American Black Duck G4   S4 G S4   BW4 B/M/W B/M/W B/M/W B/M/W
Canvasback G5   SN G SN   BW3 M/W M/W M/W M/W
Bald Eagle G3G4 T S1B,S1N E S1 E BW1 M/W B?/M B/W S/W
Osprey G5   S4 T (SC) S3 T/T BW2 M M B/M B/M
Common Moorhen G5   S4 P S4   BW3 B B/M    
Sora G5   S4 G S4   BW3 B B/M B ?
King Rail G4G5   S1 P (T) S3 U/U BW1   B?   ?
Virginia Rail G5   S4 G S4   BW3 B B/M B ?
Marsh Wren G5   S5 P S4 D/S BW4 + B/M B B/M
                       
                + +   +
                       
Spongy or tidal arrowhead G5T4   S2 R S3   BW3 + +    
Strap-leaf arrowhead G4   S3 U S2   BW3 + + + +
Quill-leaf arrowhead G3   S1 E S1 E BW1     +  
Golden club G5   S2 U S4   BW3BW4   + +  
Red-rooted flatsedge G5   S3 R S4   BW3BW4 +      
Coast flatsedge G5T5   S2 R S1 E BW2     +  
Cylindrical-headed bulrush G5   S1 E S2   BW2 +      
Parker's pipewort G3 3C SX U S2   BW2   + + +
Kidneyleaf mud-plantain G5   S3 R     BW3? + +    
Marsh rattlesnake master G4   SX U S3   BWH     +  
Smooth orange milkweed G5   NA   S2   BW1     +  
Southern estuarine beggar-ticks G3 C2 S3 T S2   BW2 + +    
Smooth bur-marigold G5   S2 R C   BW3BW4 + +    
Long's bittercress G3G4Q 3C S2 U SH E BW1 + +    
Pygmyweed G5   S1 E NA   BW1 + +    
Sensitive joint-vetch G2 T NA   S1 E(LP) BW1     +  
Heart-leaf plantain G4 3C S3 T NA   BW1 + +    
False pimpernel G5T3T4Q   S1 U S3S4   BW2   +    
Sharp-wing monkeyflower G5   S3 R S3   BW3   +    
Swamp lousewort G5   S2 R S2   BW2   +    
                       
                       
                       
  G4   S2S3 U SU   BW3 +      
  G4   S3 U SU   BW3 + + + +
  G4   S3 U     BW3 + +    
  G3G4   S1S2 U     BW2 +   +  
  G3G4   S1S2 U     BW2 +   +  
  G4   S2S3 U S2?   BW3 +   + +
  G3G4   S2S3       BW3   + +  
  G3G4   S2       BW3 + + +  
  G3G4   S2   S3?   BW3 + + + +
  G2G3   S2   S1S2   BW2   + +  
      S3 U     BW3 + + + +
  G?       S?   BW2 + + + +
      S?       BW4     + +
      S3S4       BW4 + + + +
                       
                       
                       
                       

Definitions of ranks used in list

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