Carol Beidleman, Environment for the Americas Do you know someone who has made major contributions to landbird conservation? Nominate an individual or group for a Partners in Flight Award! Partners in Flight Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
PIF VI – A Great Success, Thank You!
Greg Butcher, U.S. Forest Service We have just finished a very successful sixth international meeting of Partners in Flight in San Jose, Costa Rica. This meeting would not have been possible without the help of multitudes. Below I will try to thank all those who made major contributions. In … [Read more...]
Major review of migration stopover published
Ken Rosenberg, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Just as migration experts from 6 countries are gathering this week for a symposium at the PIF VI conference in San José, Costa Rica, a major review of migration stopover and bottlenecks in the Neotropics was published this week in the journal Bird … [Read more...]
Science-based Tools for Ecosystem Conservation
John Alexander Klamath Bird Observatory This first appeared on the Klamath Bird Observatory Call Notes Blog, reposted here with permission. An important bird conservation goal is to integrate Partners in Flight priorities and objectives into public agency natural resource planning and … [Read more...]
Species assessment for all birds: a tool for coordinated conservation
Arvind Panjabi International Director, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Just like birds depend on shared habitat, effective conservation and management of wild bird populations depends on a shared base of knowledge to inform decision-making and facilitate cooperation across organizations, … [Read more...]
From the Coordinator: PIF Steering Committee meets in Utah
Bob Ford The Partners in Flight Steering Committee recently met at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to discuss priority actions moving forward into the fall and new year. Priority actions were developed around a variety of topics to deliver the 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan for … [Read more...]
PIF VI – International Conference Announcement
Greg Butcher Partners in Flight VI, an international conference (http://pifconference.com/) will be in San Jose, Costa Rica, October 30 through November 3, 2017. PIF VI will be held in conjunction with the XXIst Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (SMBC) … [Read more...]
Long-Billed Curlew Habitat Use and Migration in Southeastern BC
David Bradley, Bird Studies Canada As North America’s largest shorebird, the Long-billed Curlew is a stunning emblem of the western grasslands, with its gliding displays and haunting flight call reaching out across the plains in the spring. Despite the attractiveness of this species to the … [Read more...]
From the Coordinator: A Year for the Landbird Conservation Plan
The Partners in Flight 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan has been out for about a year this month. With the passing of this anniversary, the PIF network can claim several bold steps forward that deliver the plan for on the ground actions that are good for birds. One of our recent major … [Read more...]
Informing Science-based Evaluation and Expansion of Protected Areas
A new study demonstrates an improved approach to ensure protected areas enhance and conserve biodiversity. The results of the study were used to inform expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. A team of researchers from the Klamath Bird Observatory, Point Blue Conservation Science, … [Read more...]