Partners in Flight Team A Message from Bob Ford, PIF Coordinator My love of being outdoors has always been fueled by chasing birds – an early start at 6 years old duck hunting with my father led to active birding with the Tennessee Ornithological Society as a teenager. I still duck hunt. And … [Read more...]
Archives for 2021
Riparian Restoration Gives Birds a Chance
Becki Robins and Emma Havstad of River Partners Originally published by the Sonoran Joint Venture The endangered Least Bell’s Vireo was once common in San Diego and California’s Central Valley until habitat loss and other threats propelled their decline. Multiple efforts including riparian habitat … [Read more...]
Migratory connectivity is a powerful tool for conservation and collaboration: The Common Nighthawk migratory connectivity project
Elly Knight, University of Alberta Studying a species that is poorly understood has many challenges, but it also brings opportunity; most importantly the opportunity to build a community from the ground up. That’s the approach we’ve taken to studying the Common Nighthawk. Elegant yet enigmatic: … [Read more...]