Section 133.21. Classification of birds

The following birds are classified:

(1) Endangered.

(i) King Rail (Rallus elegans)

(ii) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

(iii) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

(iv) Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

(v) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum).

(vi) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus).

(vii) American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus).

(viii) Great Egret (Ardea alba).

(ix) Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax violaceus).

(x) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo).

(xi) Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)

(xii) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycti-corax)

(xiii) Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

(xiv) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)

(xv) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flavi-ventris)

(xvi) Upland Sandpiper (Batramia longicauda)

(2) Threatened.

(i) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

(ii) Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

(iii) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

The provisions of this § 133.21 adopted June 19, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended November 30, 1990, effective December 1, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 5939; amended November 20, 1992, effective November 21, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5608; amended February 26, 1999, effective February 27, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 1071; amended December 2, 2005, effective December 3, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 6534; amended November 16, 2012, effective November 17, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 7106; amended March 14, 2014, effective March 15, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 1429; amended March 20, 2015, effective March 21, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 1363. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (372959) to (372960).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 133.21 amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § § 322(c)(8), 2102(a), 2167(a) and 2901(b).

Cross References

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 128.102 (relating to protected designated areas); and 58 Pa. Code § 147.745 (relating to exclusions).