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Important Bird Areas
Massachusetts
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Wayne PetersenMassachusetts IBAs by Type
| IBA Priority | Number | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Global | 4 | 97,836 |
| Continental | 9 | 406,561 |
| State | 72 | 1,116,590 |
| Total | 85 | 1,620,987 |
| Site Name | Status |
Priority |
Counties | IBA Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic River Watershed | Recognized | State | D4iii | |
| Nahant - Nahant Bay | Recognized | State | D4ii, D4iv | |
| Nashua River Watershed | Recognized | State | D3, D5 | |
| North River Mouth and Corridor | Recognized | State | D3, D4iv, D4v | |
| Peat Meadow | Recognized | State | ||
| Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary and West Meadows | Recognized | State | D3, D4ii, D5 | |
| Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | D3, D5 | |
| Assawompsett Ponds Complex | Recognized | State | D3, D4i, D4ii | |
| Bald Hill Reservation | Recognized | State | D3, D5 | |
| Barton's Cove - Poets Seat | Recognized | State | D3, D4ii, D5 | |
| Belle Isle Marsh | Recognized | State | D3, D4iii, D4v, D5 | |
| Bird Island | Recognized | State | D3, D4iv, D5 | |
| Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor | Recognized | State | D3, D4ii, D4iii, D4iv, D5 | |
| Blue Hills Reservation | Recognized | State | ||
| Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area | Recognized | State | D4iii, D4v, D5 | |
| Brewster-Eastham Flats | Recognized | State | D4ii, D4v | |
| Brewster Ponds and Woodlands | Recognized | State | D3, D4ii, D5 | |
| Brush Island | Recognized | State | D4ii | |
| Bull Hill Fields | Recognized | State | D3, D4vi | |
| West Dennis Beach | Recognized | State | D4vi, D5 |
