documenting female bird songs

There is an effort underway to document female bird song. Karan Odum and Lauryn Benedict, in The Auk - Ornithological Advances, make this call to researchers. Read this paper and learn more about this emerging field of study:  http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-183.1

women in bird conservation across the world

BirdLife's news:

"We interview the amazing women leading BirdLife’s work across the world"

http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/women-of-birdlife

research news on Golden-winged Warbler

Read a paper that provides background on the Golden-winged Warbler here: 

STATUS AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES OF GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (VERMIVORA CHRYSOPTERA) IN NORTH AMERICA

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124%5B1439:SACPOG%5D2.0.CO%3B2

then, some recent research news, here: 
  
The Mystery of the Golden-winged Warbler's Decline Starts to Unravel

http://www.audubon.org/news/the-mystery-golden-winged-warblers-decline-starts-unravel

Ph by Andy Reago and Chrissy McLarren

September 6-8th Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative conference

Go to this link to learn more about the September 6-8th Wisconsin Bird
Conservation Initiative conference: http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/

Learn about swallows, swifts, and nightjars:
* Recent research and monitoring updates
* Declining populations of common insectivore species
* Conservation actions
* Bird City Wisconsin - what communities can do

And more, including field trips!