Bird Monitoring

The report below, Monitoring Avian Conservation - Rationale, Design, and Coordination was generated by a working group of the Science and Research Committee of the IAFWA at the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The working group consisted of three State, three USFWS, and three USGS representatives. The working group was charged with (1) identifying key technical issues, approaches, and suggestions about the coordination of bird monitoring, as a basis for comprehensive discussions in the bird conservation and research community; (2) suggesting a process for integrating and updating ideas from the avian conservation and research community; and (3) producing a report for the AFWA Science and Research Committee with recommendations on technical aspects of coordinated bird monitoring.

View - Monitoring Avian Conservation - Rationale, Design, and Coordination Report

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At the request of AFWA, the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee solicited comments. Due to a desire within the bird conservation community to move forward quickly, the approaching holidays, and the length of the report, the comment period was necessarily brief. We apologize for any inconveniences this caused. The U.S. NABCI Committee designated a small ad hoc group to consolidate and summarize the comments based on answers received to the four questions in the US NABCI Committee letter and a miscellaneous section to capture comments unrelated to the four questions. The review was met to capture comments that would help develop initial recommendations on advancing coordinating bird monitoring. Although the report will not be revised the discussions on coordinated bird monitoring are by no means final. The report and the comments are just the springboard for further discussion. A summary of the comments is included here.

View - Comment Summary 14 Dec 2004

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For more information about All-Bird Conservation, contact Deb Hahn at 202/624-7890 or dhahn@fishwildlife.org.