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4/20/23, 1:46 PM IPaC:Explore Location resources <br /> To see what part of a particular bird's range your project area falls within (i.e. breeding, wintering, <br /> migrating or year-round),you may query your location using the RAIL Tool and look at the range maps <br /> provided for birds in your area at the bottom of the profiles provided for each bird in your results. If a bird <br /> on your migratory bird species list has a breeding season associated with it, if that bird does occur in your <br /> project area,there may be nests present at some point within the timeframe specified. If"Breeds <br /> elsewhere" is indicated,then the bird likely does not breed in your project area. <br /> What are the levels of concern for migratory birds? <br /> Migratory birds delivered through IPaC fall into the following distinct categories of concern: <br /> 1. "BCC Rangewide" birds are Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC)that are of concern throughout their <br /> range anywhere within the USA(including Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin <br /> Islands); <br /> 2. "BCC- BCR" birds are BCCs that are of concern only in particular Bird Conservation Regions(BCRs) in <br /> the continental USA; and <br /> 3. "Non-BCC-Vulnerable" birds are not BCC species in your project area, but appear on your list either <br /> because of the Eagle Act requirements(for eagles)or(for non-eagles) potential susceptibilities in <br /> offshore areas from certain types of development or activities(e.g. offshore energy development or <br /> longline fishing). <br /> Although it is important to try to avoid and minimize impacts to all birds, efforts should be made, in <br /> particular, to avoid and minimize impacts to the birds on this list, especially eagles and BCC species of <br /> rangewide concern. For more information on conservation measures you can implement to help avoid and <br /> minimize migratory bird impacts and requirements for eagles, please see the FAQs for these topics. <br /> Details about birds that are potentially affected by offshore projects <br /> For additional details about the relative occurrence and abundance of both individual bird species and <br /> groups of bird species within your project area off the Atlantic Coast, please visit the Northeast Ocean Data <br /> Portal.The Portal also offers data and information about other taxa besides birds that may be helpful to <br /> you in your project review.Alternately,you may download the bird model results files underlying the portal <br /> maps through the NOAA NCCOS Integrative Statistical Modeling and Predictive Mapping of Marine Bird <br /> Distributions and Abundance on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf project webpage. <br /> Bird tracking data can also provide additional details about occurrence and habitat use throughout the <br /> year, including migration. Models relying on survey data may not include this information. For additional <br /> information on marine bird tracking data, see the Diving Bird Studv_and the nanotag studies or contact <br /> Caleb Spiegel or Pam Loring. <br /> What if I have eagles on my list? <br /> If your project has the potential to disturb or kill eagles,you may need to obtain a permit to avoid violating <br /> the Eagle Act should such impacts occur. <br /> Proper Interpretation and Use of Your Migratory Bird Report <br /> The migratory bird list generated is not a list of all birds in your project area, only a subset of birds of <br /> priority concern.To learn more about how your list is generated, and see options for identifying what <br /> other birds may be in your project area, please see the FAQ "What does IPaC use to generate the migratory <br /> birds potentially occurring in my specified location". Please be aware this report provides the "probability <br /> https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/location/LNE5CWJ4CVF7TO2167UH5XMZZ4/resources 10/12 <br />