NC Bird Atlas
Researchers, Conservation Professionals, Volunteers, and other interested parties have begun an effort to begin a multi-year effort to record all of the species known to inhabit the state. The effort…
Migratory Bird Treaty Act Final EIS Released
The incredible geography traversed by migratory birds astounds. Even a medium-distance migrant like the Prothonotary warbler travels 1,500-2,500 miles, covering multiple countries and two continents. When migratory bird populations were…
Red Knot 5 Year Listing Review Begun – Call for Data
The USFWS has begun review of several listed species, including the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa), currently listed as Threatened. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating…
Eastern Black Rail Listed as Threatened
The US Fish and Wildlife Service released the final rule designating the Eastern Black Rail as Threatened: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status for…
Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation Plan Released
Recently, the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) released a new conservation plan for the Seaside Sparrow. See their message below: For over a year, ACJV staff have been hard at…
Center for Conservation Biology Launches Shorebird Roost Registry
Communal roosts used at night and during high-tide periods are essential resources for many shorebird species during the winter and migratory periods. Despite their conservation significance, no effort has been…
CCB Makes Technical Reports More Accessible
In late 2019, CCB worked with William & Mary’s Swem Library to upload 220 technical reports to Scholarworks in an effort to make research findings more accessible to other researchers and the…
ForestHer Webinar: Invasive Plants and Their Impacts on Wildlife & Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants.
Join ForestHER NC landowners, natural resource professionals, and others for the second of four interactive webinars about managing for wildlife! In this webinar we will discuss common invasive plants of…
Partners in Flight Eastern Working Group Meeting Next Week!
Meeting Information Registration for the Eastern Working Group (EWG) Virtual Meeting is free and open to everyone. Each meeting session will be conducted via Zoom video conferencing in English with…
Black Rail Conservation Plan Released
The Black Rail Conservation Plan outlines the highest priority strategies needed to conserve the Eastern Black Rail throughout its former range on the Atlantic and Florida Gulf coasts. The plan sets population…
New Strategic Plan for the North American Breeding Bird Survey!
BBS data has been pivotal to making inferences about declining bird species trends at large scales (see Rosenberg et al 2019 as a recent example). However, since it's inception in…