Working Together for Birds And Their Habitats
Working Together for Birds And Their Habitats
How you can help birds Be a voice for birds!
How we can help you You are not working alone!
Birds Know No Borders They need sustained habitats across the vast landscapes they travel
Greater White-fronted Goose Nathan Graff, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Featured News
A Quarter Century of National Coastal Wetlands Grants in Washington
Working closely with partners, the Washington State Department of Ecology has secured at least 67 National Coastal Wetlands Grants since the early 1990s. Partnerships work when it comes to coastal habitat conservation!
Ready to Count Shorebirds?
Learn how to participate in the annual Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey, conducted each year between November 15 and December 15. It doesn’t take much time, gets you outside on those beaches and mudflats, and helps inform researchers about long term trends.
Voices of the Pacific Flyway
In the Voices of the Pacific Flyway, a short documentary produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, you will hear how shorebirds connect communities up and down the Pacific Americas Flyway.
Grant Funds Will Allow Better Access for Hikers and Birders
Kauaʻi’s trail system will receive a boost with the award of a Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority grant. The ‘Aloha Aina’ grant will provide $118,000 to repair degraded sections of the Pihea-Alakaʻi trail system, where hikers can learn about the history, culture and wildlife.
The Good News and Bad News about Birds
A recent paper, Decline of the North American avifauna, and the 2019 State of the Birds reports for the U.S. and Canada, present some distressing trends about bird populations. Some species have rebounded, however, in large part due to Joint Ventures and other conservation efforts.
Successful Nests on Bluebird Lane
Mike and Rita Mahaffa are working hard for birds, especially Western Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. They started with a few nest boxes on their property in the hills near Lyle, Washington. They are now up to 15 boxes, on their land and along the road they share with neighbors.
