North Carolina Partners in Flight      

BIRD CONSERVATION LINKS

Links to websites related to bird conservation. 
Visiting these websites will greatly expand your knowledge of
migratory bird issues as well as ongoing efforts to conserve their populations.


North Carolina Bird Conservation and Environmental Organization Links

       North Carolina Chapter of the National Audubon Society

       The Carolina Bird Club

        Carolina Raptor Center

        Will Cook's Home Page

       The North Carolina Chapter of the Nature Conservancy 

State and Federal  Agencies            

    North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission    

    North Carolina Museum of Natural Science

    The Roanoke-Tar-Neuse-Cape Fear Ecosystem Resource Conservation Initiative 

    US Fish and Wildlife Service: Clemson Field Office   and US Fish and Wildlife Service: Sandhills Field Office

North America Bird Conservation Links

American Bird Conservancy  International projects, climate change and birds, cats indoors program

 
Boreal Songbird Initiative  The Boreal Songbird Initiative (BSI) is a project dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists throughout the United States about the importance of the boreal forest to migratory birds. The BSI is part of the Boreal Songbird Network, a network of U.S. organizations including the American Bird Conservancy, Ducks Unlimited, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, working to raise awareness about the boreal forest and assist efforts in Canada and Alaska to conserve it.
National Partners in Flight

North American Bird Conservation Initiative  (NABCI)

 
BirdCast -Radar imagery of bird migration

Federal Agencies Links

Department of Defense Partners in Flight Information relating to the  management of DOD lands for the benefit of Neotropical migratory birds.
EPA and Bird Conservation   Highlights five of the largest initiatives ( PIF, Waterfowl, shorebirds, colonial water-birds, and NABCI) and provides links to additional websites of potential interest.
US Fish and Wildlife Service  Office of Migratory Bird Management  Resources concerning the management, monitoring,  and conservation of migratory birds.

Bird Monitoring and Study

Appalachian Yellow-bellied Sapsucker:  A group of scientists and resource managers from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia have been evaluating the conservation status of the Appalachian Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a southern Appalachian endemic subspecies.  This web site provides information on the activities of this ad hoc working group and basic information on this bird.
 

Breeding Bird Survey   Monitoring program, bird identification tips, etc.

Cape May Bird Observatory Research includes raptor migration counts, songbird, shorebird and   seabird monitoring.
 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology   Information on citizen science programs to further bird conservation. 
 

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory  

 The Institute for Bird Populations   Information on Monitoring Avian   Productivity Survey (MAPS), bird banding, training opportunities, etc

 National Audubon Society  Information, initiatives, and links related to the conservation and  restoration natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and  other wildlife.

 

 North Carolina Hummingbirds

 
Shorebird Research & Conservation at Manomet  The site is dedicated to promoting understanding and awareness of the natural history of shorebirds, the enormous conservation challenges they face throughout their migratory ranges and the cooperative, international research and conservation efforts underway to help ensure their survival.
 
Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN)  The primary goal of the web site is to build communications capacity to protect a vital chain of international ecosystems.   WHSRN is a key program of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences     
 
Chimney Swifts: Home Owners Guide to Providing and Maintaining Nesting Habitats is a website with valuable information.  The website is maintained by Texas Parks and Wildlife Agency.
Birding.Com  General web site for anyone interested birds and birding.

Bird Conservation Bibliographies and Topics

North American Cowbird Council A goal of the council is  to provide a central source of information, including bibliography,
on cowbird ecology and management

Shade Grown Coffee Information about the relationship between shade-grown coffee  and songbird conservation

 
Tower Kills This web site was initiated in April 1998 and serves information on the problem of bird mortality at broadcast & communications towers. Its goal is to promote cooperative solutions for mitigating the needless slaughter of millions of songbirds at towers every year.
 
Urban Bird Bibliography:   Prepared by K Aanerud of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

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Last Updated:  04/29/2008