Coastal Wetland Health as Indicated by Wetland Breeding Birds

In SOGL 2017, the status of the wetland breeding bird Index of Ecological Condition (IEC) was assessed as 'Fair' to 'Good' for all lakes except Lake Erie, and the trend from 2011-2014 was 'Unchanging' or 'Improving' for all lakes except Lake Erie. Lake Erie was rated as 'Poor' and 'Deteriorating'. Partners on this project include the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program, Birds Canada/Oiseaux Canada, and the Great Lakes Environmental Indicator Project. All provided data published in the 2017 State of the Great Lakes (SOGL) Report. This included data from both Canada and the U.S., and combined the results of three extensive long-term bird surveys into one analysis.