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Deb Hahn, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Last year marked the hundred year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty. Signing of the treaty recognized that conserving migratory birds calls for international collaborations. The treaty set the cornerstone for innovative solutions and tools that have enabled waterfowl populations to grow and thrive. Just as successful […]

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.  Nominees who have furthered the goal of protecting migratory and resident landbirds and […]

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 addition to those listed, many people […]

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 Conservation International. The review article, authored […]

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 action.  Partners in Flight uses a science-based method for bird conservation that incorporates a multi-species […]

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, jurisdictions and political boundaries. A key factor in conservation decision-making is the risk that a species […]

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 conservation action.  Topics included management for PIF Watch List species on federal public lands, improved integration of PIF objectives with Migratory Bird Joint Ventures and Flyways, and full annual cycle conservation.

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) (www.congresosmbc.org). One of the major advances in conservation biology over the past […]

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 public, the curlew is declining across virtually its entire […]

With the passing of the one-year anniversary of the 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan, the PIF network can claim several bold steps forward that deliver the plan for on the ground actions that are good for birds.