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Our September #BigYearAtHome challenge involves making our homes and places of business more bird friendly by helping birds to avoid colliding with our windows (#BirdSafeWindows). With fall upon us, birds are starting to flock and migrate, and now is the time to ensure our windows are safe for the birds that are passing through.

Ottawa, Neal Smith and Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuges, as well as the La Crosse District of Upper Mississippi River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, will be receiving funds for the Interior Great Lakes Region billion bird-friendly facility challenge.

In celebration of the August #BigYearAtHome challenge, #BirdingFromHome, we feature a fun article by Mike Green about his 2021 Green Big Year.

Our August #BigYearAtHome challenge is to bird watch from home (#BirdingFromHome). This challenge is inspired by the relatively new green birding movement. You can participate by simply stepping outside to see what you can see (or hear) from your home. Or, if you want, take the next step into the #GreenBirding movement and go bird from home by walking or biking.

In July we challenge our #BigYearAtHome community to 1) Explore a National Wildlife Refuge and 2) Take a Kid Birding.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced the release of the Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) report. The BCC list relies heavily on the Avian Conservation Assessment Databsae (ACAD) to help guide the conservation status of species, and ACAD would not have been possible without the dedicated work of the Partners in Flight network. Many thanks to those in the Partners in Flight network who worked on the ACAD and the BCC, ensuring linkages between the BCC list and PIF objectives. Here is some more details from the USFWS regarding his new BCC Report.

Ready to learn more about our June Challenge to help birds with the Seven Simple Actions? Action #1 is “Turn out lights and treat windows to keep birds safe.” Joelle Gehring of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has some great suggestions for how you can treat your windows at home. Click through to find low-cost, attractive options for treating windows, and to learn how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking Action #1 of the Seven Simple Actions.

“Find the Birds” is a free mobile game created by 15-year-old Adam Dhalla from Coquitlam, British Columbia. Click through to watch a video about the game, learn more about Adam, and find links to the free download.

Click through to view and download #YouBelongHere inclusive coloring pages that show us everyone belongs in nature! Artwork by Logan Kralik (https://www.facebook.com/narwhalkisses) for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

This new study from New South Wales estimates that “there are roughly 50 billion individual birds in the world… about six birds for every human on the planet.” Read more at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517194658.htm. (By the way! Enjoying birds from home is a great first step to help that number stay at 50 billion!)