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.
Learn MoreBirds 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.
Learn MoreIn 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.
Learn MoreUNESCO’s World Heritage Committee recently ‘inscribed’ some wetland habitats along the Yellow Sea to the World Heritage List. It matters to Pacific Birds since both Alaska and the Yellow Sea are within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
Learn MoreAbout half of Alaska’s breeding shorebird species are thought to be in decline. The good news is that a lot has been learned in the past ten years, and that knowledge is incorporated into Version III of the Alaska Shorebird Conservation Plan.
Learn MoreYellow-billed Loons breed in several different areas in Alaska. Where they spend the winter, and their migratory path, is still being discovered.
Learn MoreIn the Pacific Birds region, migratory birds are on the move and thanks to the many flyways we are part of, they are coming in from all over the world.
Learn MoreHelp locate Lesser Yellowlegs this spring, summer and fall. A collaborative project is underway to learn more about this shorebird species and better understand why it’s population is decreasing.
Learn MoreHumboldt Bay Complex, a WHSRN site in California, got an upgrade recently when a 2018 study counted at least 500,000 shorebirds using the area. It is now designated as a site of hemispheric importance.
Learn MoreSeptember’s Call to Action is to help birds along the way by learning more about the man-made hazards birds encounter during migration and how to mitigate them.
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