David I. King, US Forest Service Northern Research Station, Amherst, MA 01002 Like many North Americans, I spend a lot of time in mid-spring scanning the still bare maples for the first migrant songbirds to return. These days this otherwise casual pursuit is tinged with a little anxiety because I … [Read more...]
Southern Wings: Supporting People and Birds Across the Hemisphere
Deb Hahn, International Relations Director, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Migratory birds bring us great joy. They make spectacular migrations; bring beautiful songs and colors into our yards, parks, and wild places; and play important roles in the health of our world. In these … [Read more...]
The Motus Wildlife Tracking System: working collaboratively to cover more ground
Stu Mackenzie, Director of Migration Ecology, Birds Canada The protection of birds and the places they need requires a complete understanding of how they use and move through landscapes throughout the year. The science of avian migration is key to gaining this understanding. Migration research can … [Read more...]
The Chat is Back: a story of a multi-nation partnership to recover the endangered Yellow-breasted Chat population in British Columbia
Christine Bishop, Environment and Climate Change Canada le français suit In 2000, the western yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens auricollis) population in British Columbia (BC) was listed, under the Canadian Species At Risk Act, as Endangered. Its already restricted population had drastically … [Read more...]
Connecting Communities through Neotropical Bird Migration
by Eliot Berz, Tennessee River Gorge Trust It all started with avian technicians at the Tennessee River Gorge Trust (TRGT) attaching 16 geolocators to a particular neotropical migratory songbird, the Louisiana Waterthrush. After wearing the tracking devices for a full year, five of these birds … [Read more...]
Partners in Flight – Far-Ranging Influences on Bird Conservation
Ken Rosenberg, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Bird Conservancy; and Bob Ford, Partners in Flight US National Coordinator Thirty years ago, Partners in Flight emerged as a significant catalyst to the changing landscape of wildlife management and conservation. Our simple mission of … [Read more...]
Partners in Flight – Marking Our 30th Anniversary
Bob Ford, Partners in Flight US National Coordinator In the 1980’s, Chan Robbins and John Sauer led an analysis of Breeding Bird Survey data and found a disproportionate population decline in long distance migrant birds when compared to resident bird species. A coinciding series of science … [Read more...]
Seeking 2019 Partners in Flight Award Nominations
Carol Beidleman Do you know someone who has made exceptional contributions to landbird conservation? Nominate an individual or group for a Partners in Flight Award! The mission of Partners in Flight (PIF) is keeping common birds common and helping species at risk through voluntary … [Read more...]
Final 2018 PIF Award Winners Announced
by Carol Beidleman Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation, in the categories of Leadership, Investigations, Public Awareness, Stewardship, and Lifetime Achievement. We are pleased to announce the final 2018 PIF Award … [Read more...]
2018 Partners in Flight Awards
By Carol Beidleman Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation, in the categories of leadership, investigations, public awareness, stewardship, and lifetime achievement. We are pleased to announce three of the 2018 PIF Award winners, … [Read more...]