The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of 3.4 million birds, down 5 percent from last year. Survey results indicated all species, except ruddy ducks (up 19 percent) and … Continued
A new report entitled: The State of North America’s Birds 2016, was published recently by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI). The first-of-its-kind report provides a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of all bird species that occur in … Continued
Migratory birds throughout the Western Hemisphere will benefit from $4 million in grants for 32 collaborative conservation projects across the Americas, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act grants will leverage the … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and other partners are holding a yearlong celebration of the Migratory Bird Treaty’s 100th anniversary throughout 2016. This year marks the centennial of the Convention between the … Continued
Indiana birders are encouraged to celebrate the state’s bicentennial by trying to find and log bird species as part of the Indiana Bicentennial Birding Big Year (IBBBY). IBBBY begins January 1, 2016 and continues through mid-December. Birders who find at … Continued