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“Mike” has left us… one of the great leaders and a true archetype of conservation in Mexico. Originally from Castaños, Coahuila, he was born into a large family of hard-working and good people characterized by the culture of effort, respect, mutual support, and affection. Miguel Angel distinguished himself from a very young age for his great attachment to the land and his love for nature.

In honor of PIF’s 30th anniversary, the PIF International Science Committee wanted to celebrate PIF’s many achievements while recognizing that there is much more work to do to conserve landbirds and the ecosystems that support them. Thus, the committee decided to update a previous PIF publication, Blancher et al. (2006), to re-examine how migratory birds link geographies across the Western Hemisphere and to re-energize and build new cross-boundary partnerships for bird conservation.

Partners in Flight (PIF) is a dynamic and welcoming network of more than 150 partner organizations throughout the Western Hemisphere. We all share PIF’s mission of keeping common birds common and helping species at risk through voluntary partnerships. To more effectively engage and bring together these partners, PIF has been analyzing barriers to participation and is working to make PIF more inclusive. Recently, PIF has added a translation plugin to the website. Now the website can be translated into eight languages including Spanish, French, and Portuguese. The button can be found on the top right of the webpage. 

A vital aspect of the PIF Awards is making them accessible to nominees across the Western Hemisphere. Once award winners are selected, there is always the challenge of how to get the physical awards to our esteemed colleagues in Latin America or the Caribbean. We’re always looking for couriers who can hand-carry an award to the recipient, either in that awardee’s home country or another country where the recipient may be attending a conference or workshop.

One of those couriers for a 2022 PIF Award was Jesús Franco with the American Bird Conservancy, the Assistant Coordinator for the binational Rio Grande Joint Venture based in McAllen, Texas. Carol Beidleman, Chair of the PIF Awards Committee, had reached out to Humberto Berlanga with CONABIO in México about needing a courier for the 2022 PIF Public Awareness Award for Museo de las Aves de México (MUSAVE) in Saltillo, Coahuila. Humberto recommended Jesús, who has close ties and physical proximity to Saltillo. Jesús had graduated from Antonio Narro Agricultural University in Saltillo before completing his M.S. in Range and Wildlife Management at Texas A&M University. Thus, these were his old stomping grounds. Ever the generous-hearted PIF’er, Jesús jumped at the opportunity to provide this important service to bring the award to Saltillo and help honor his Mexican colleagues.
Jesús communicated his offer to the MUSAVE staff, who then decided it would be a great opportunity to hold an award ceremony at the museum. On June 3, 2023, Jesús Franco presented, on behalf of Partners in Flight, the 2022 Partners in Flight Public Awareness Award to the Museo de las Aves de Mexico in the City of Saltillo.

The Institute for Bird Populations is excited to announce the release of the MAPS Data Exploration Tool, a new web application created to make the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) database more accessible and the MAPS program more impactful. The MAPS database is a unique and valuable scientific resource consisting of over 2.5 million […]

UPDATE: The Spring 2020 meeting has been moved to a virtual meeting!  Day 1 (April 21) and Day 2 (April 23) connection info are below: ZOOM INFO for PIF WWG April 21 session on MOTUS Topic: PIF WWG MOTUS Session Time: Apr 21, 2020 11:50 AM Vancouver Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88957372330?pwd=ejcrL3V6eERhelExT2VUUUt6QXBkZz09 Meeting ID: 889 5737 […]

The Spring 2019 PIF WWG meeting will be held April 16-18 in Ft. Collins, CO. Most folks will fly into Denver and drive or get a shuttle to Ft. Collins, it is an hour or so drive. We will be staying at the Elizabeth Hotel at the gvt. rate of $116.00/night. Online registration: Registration cost […]

We’re looking forward to a productive, engaging meeting! Register for the meeting online HERE. Registration is $30/day, or $80 for the entire meeting (2 ½ days). Please register in advance to help with logistical planning. Most folks will fly into Portland and drive an hour or so to Hood River. We will be staying at […]

PIF VI will be in San Jose Costa Rica 30 October to 3 November 2017. The conference now has a web site for details and registion: http://pifconference.com/  

Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation in the Americas in the categories of Leadership, Investigations, Public Awareness, Stewardship, and the David N. Pashley Lifetime Achievement Award. Leadership Honors an individual or group that demonstrates outstanding guidance and direction that contributes, or has contributed to, advancing PIF conservation […]

Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation in the Americas.

The Eastern Working Group of Partners in Flight invites you to the: 2023 EWG Confluence January 10-12, 2023 Nashville, TN Thank you to all who could attend the 2023 EWG Confluence. If you were able to attend, please help us improve by completing this short survey. Meeting Agenda and Materials A meeting agenda is available […]

Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation in the Americas.

Agendas We are meeting virtually starting at 8:30 am (Pacific Time) for every meeting, but with variable end times, none later than 1:00 pm.  Check agendas for more information — links below.     March 28th   –   New approaches and collaborations for Western Forest Conservation (agenda) April 6th   –   Conservation Without Borders: Sharing knowledge and collaborative […]

Conserving birds in Eastern North America through coordinated, collaborative partnerships delivering bird habitat and population management.

Accomplishing bird conservation, with international partners, across the west.

Advancing scientific concepts and approaches for landbird conservation.

Conserving landbirds in Northeastern North America through coordinated, collaborative partnerships delivering bird habitat and population management.

Sustaining networks to facilitate bird conservation delivery in the Midwest.