Surveys conducted on the lake areas of the proposed Sandy Lake- Sackville River Regional Park lands during the 2017 & 2018 breeding seasons by Clarence Stevens detected the following 20 species as species of interest to Federal and Provincial conservation bodies. The river area would be expected to contain further species, including Atlantic Salmon.

American Woodcock – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species

Barn Swallow – COSEWIC Threatened, SARA Threatened, Sara Schedule 1, – NS=Endangered (2013). Federal BCS- NS Priority Species

Bay-breasted Warbler – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species Belted Kingfisher – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species Boreal Chickadee – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species

Canada Warbler – COSEWIC Threatened, SARA Threatened, Sara Schedule 1 – NS=Endangered (2013). Federal BCS- NS Priority Species

Cape May Warbler – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species

Common Nighthawk– COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA Threatened, Sara Schedule 1, NS=Threatened(2007), Federal BCS- NS Priority Species

Common Snapping Turtle – COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA = Special Concern. Sara = Schedule 1, NS=Vulnerable(2013)

Eastern Painted Turtle – COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA = No Status.

Eastern Wood-Pewee – COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA Special Concern, Sara Schedule 1, NS=Vulnerable(2013), Federal BCS- NS Priority Species

Evening Grosbeak – COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA = No Status, NS=Vulnerable(2017),

Little Brown Myotis– COSEWIC Endangered, SARA Endangered, Sara Schedule 1,- NS=Endangered (2013).

Monarch – COSEWIC Endangered, SARA Special Concern, Sara Schedule 1, NS=Endangered (2017).

Moose(Mainland Population) -NS=Endangered(2003)

Olive-sided Flycatcher – COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA Threatened, Sara Schedule 1, NS=Threatened(2013)

Pine Grosbeak – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species

Ruffed Grouse – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species

Rusty Blackbird – COSEWIC Special Concern, SARA Special Concern, Sara Schedule 1 – NS=Endangered (2013) Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species

Spruce Grouse – Federal Bird Conservation Strategy- NS Priority Species