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
World Wetlands Day, Hawaiʻi Style
World Wetlands Day celebrates the adoption of the Ramsar Convention, an international agreement dedicated to wetlands biodiversity and conservation. There are celebrations on or near February 2nd across the globe, including on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi.
Bringing in 2020
We would like to wish everyone a happy and successful 2020! There was a lot in the news about birds in 2019 and we are hopeful that the increased attention will bring positive change for the species that need it.
NAWCA Turns 30
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act was signed in December, 1989. The NAWCA grants program has helped conserved 344,784 acres within the Pacific Birds region and about three million acres across North America.
Creswell Oaks: a Working Ranch with Priority Birds
A conservation easement completed in the fall of 2019 will protect one of the largest blocks of oak habitat in the Willamette Valley. The 1,610-acre property is a working ranch and is home to Oregon Vesper Sparrow and other bird species of concern.
Mōlī Get a Hawaiian Welcome
Hawaiians welcomed mōlī, or Laysan Albatross, back to Kauaʻi in November. Soaring albatross filled the air above during the ceremony, while a few nēnē visited the scene on the ground.
A Snapshot of the Fraser Estuary’s Avian Diversity
Birds Canada, a BirdLife International IBA partner, held a bird count within the Fraser River Estuary IBA in November. Forty-seven counters saw 129 bird species and 232,500 individuals.
