Promoting a Unified Voice: NABCI’s National Bird Conservation Priorities
When I began my role as U.S. NABCI Coordinator, one of my new colleagues gleefully asked, “Have you seen the Bird Conservation Napkin?” Originally created at a happy hour and now infamous within a certain [...]
Watching “Curlew-vision” in the Intermountain West
There are a number of reasons you might see a group of people out in the sagebrush straining to see through spotting scopes and binoculars, and then engaging in excited handheld radio conversations. In spring [...]
Social Science is Key to Solving Free-Roaming Cat Issues
Tackling the issue of free-roaming cats is one of utmost importance to the bird conservation worldwide. In fact, this was the topic of an all-day symposium at the 2018 American Ornithological Society Meeting in Tucson [...]
Shorebird Monitoring in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Migratory shorebirds are among the most mobile animals on the planet. Their unique life histories make them compelling subjects to teach children and adults about the natural world. But many shorebirds are in trouble. Their [...]
A Partnership for Enhancing Conservation of Nonbreeding Waterbirds
Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Waterbirds that migrate long distances between wintering and breeding destinations present a complex challenge to wetland managers. These birds use a wide range of sites during their annual cycle. Therefore [...]
Not Just for the Weatherman: Maps Forecast Bird Migration Using Weather Radar
Ed. Note: Three-day migration forecasts on BirdCast will resume on 1 August, just in time for the start of the fall migration season. Weather radar stations across the continental United States may have predicted "April [...]