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 … [Read more...]
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...]
Scientists Document Widespread Declines, Urgent Need for Conservation of Landbirds in U.S. and Canada
A new analysis of the population status and trends of all landbirds in the continental U.S. and Canada documents widespread declines among 450 bird species—a troubling indicator of the health of these species and their ecosystems. Nearly 20% of U.S. and Canadian landbird species are on a path … [Read more...]