tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380418678703658982024-03-19T08:05:40.739-05:00The Future of BirdsBy Wm. Mueller - -
Ornithology, ecology, environmentalism, and our life in the natural worldBill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-24633406297752447432024-02-28T16:30:00.001-06:002024-02-28T16:30:45.452-06:00Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles and Eagle Nests https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/12/2024-02182/permits-for-incidental-take-of-eagles-and-eagle-nests?fbclid=IwAR2B1F6v4soQ2fPfsHQo_DUBpygK7XpeWmGpyY0E7Txvgx2obq9ZIfwPBvw<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/12/2024-02182/permits-for-incidental-take-of-eagles-and-eagle-nests?fbclid=IwAR2B1F6v4soQ2fPfsHQo_DUBpygK7XpeWmGpyY0E7Txvgx2obq9ZIfwPBvw"></a>
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<a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/resources-fishing/seabird-protection-and-avoidance-tips#how-can-i-help-seabirds?">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/resources-fishing/seabird-protection-and-avoidance-tips#how-can-i-help-seabirds?
</a>
<a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/creating-safe-havens-seabirds">https://www.audubon.org/news/creating-safe-havens-seabirds</a>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Seabirds_LC0141.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="800" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Seabirds_LC0141.jpg"/></a></div>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-77628333665763577552023-10-01T18:21:00.002-05:002023-10-01T18:22:05.968-05:00News from BirdLife International<a href="https://www.birdlife.org/news/2023/09/22/americas-flyways-initiative-birds-connect-us/">https://www.birdlife.org/news/2023/09/22/americas-flyways-initiative-birds-connect-us/ </a>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-91563149402609422082023-09-26T19:27:00.002-05:002023-09-26T19:27:48.826-05:00WBCP Issues PapersMembers of the Issues Committee of the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Partnership have prepared a series of “Issues Papers” to provide information for WBCP partners and the public. These documents contain an overview of of the topics and sections covering WBCP Goals, Research Findings in Wisconsin and Elsewhere, Recommended Actions, Additional Research Needs, Links, and Additional Literature.
See more at <a href="http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/issues-papers/">http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/issues-papers/</a>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-15916050857805921532023-09-21T18:21:00.001-05:002023-09-21T18:21:08.395-05:00Hawk Migration Association"The Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) is committed to the scientific study, enjoyment, and appreciation of raptor migration."
Learn more at <a href="https://www.hmana.org/">https://www.hmana.org/</a>
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See MMN at: <a href="https://midwestmigrationnetwork.org/about">https://midwestmigrationnetwork.org/about</a>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-13836661573283112362023-04-24T13:11:00.005-05:002023-04-24T13:19:08.726-05:00Eleonora's Falcon - a very spectacular bird, and accompanying story
Eleonora's Falcon is something extraordinary.
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Photo by Charles J. Sharp
This species nests around the Mediterranean. But it delays nesting until early autumn. Why? Because the falcon's young are fed on the abundant fall migrant passerines moving through the Mediterranean region in autumn migration.
Something else special about it: it is named after Eleonora of Sardinia: the "national heroine of Sardinia, who in 1392, under the jurisdiction conferred by the Carta de Logu, became the first ruler in history to grant protection to hawk and falcon nests against illegal hunters.[4][5][6]" (Wikipedia)Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-74295283183585122802023-04-23T18:10:00.001-05:002023-04-23T18:12:03.489-05:00learn a little about re-wildingGo to <a href="https://rewilding.ecologicalcitizen.net/2023/01/11/rewilding-the-southern-great-plains/">https://rewilding.ecologicalcitizen.net/2023/01/11/rewilding-the-southern-great-plains/</a> to read a RE-WILDING success story.
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“The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV) was formed to learn more about sea ducks, make information available to stakeholders, and ensure sustainable populations over the long term.” The Sea Duck Joint Venture has produced a new continent-wide atlas of key habitat sites for sea ducks. This 286-page document describes sites of importance to our seaduck species during both breeding and non-breeding seasons across North America. Which species do we consider “seaducks”? Both Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Long-tailed Duck, both Common and Red-breasted Merganser, all of the eider species, all three scoters, Harlequin Duck and Bufflehead fall within this classification. This is of potential interest to Wisconsin birders because approximately 10 to 12 of these species are found within the Wisconsin portion of the Great Lakes at least some time each year. The Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory did federally-funded research in Lake Michigan between 2010 and 2015, and we contributed data and findings to the Key Sites Atlas. Along with a set of partners, we were part of a Great Lakes Commission project named “Monitoring and Mapping Avian Resources in the Nearshore and Open Waters of Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and St. Clair." "</p""
"<p>"
I wrote one of the Key Sites accounts for the Great Lakes region: Key Site 67 - Sturgeon Bay to Manitowoc: <a href="https://seaduckjv.org/atlas/pdf/narrative_site67_508.pdf">https://seaduckjv.org/atlas/pdf/narrative_site67_508.pdf</a></a>
“In autumn of 2013, a total of 52,704 sea ducks were tallied in this area. More than 100,000 Red-breasted Mergansers pass though this offshore zone during both autumn and spring migration seasons. Use of distribution data from these surveys caused boundaries of a group of Wisconsin Important Bird Areas.”
You can access the Key Sites Atlas at: <a href="https://seaduckjv.org/science-resources/sea-duck-key-habitat-sites-atlas/%20">https://seaduckjv.org/science-resources/sea-duck-key-habitat-sites-atlas/</a>
Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-70328802352739361232022-12-01T20:44:00.003-06:002022-12-01T20:44:17.564-06:00Do Rivers Have Rights?Some say they do:
<a href="about:invalid#zSoyz">https://theecologist.org/2022/aug/09/rights-rivers</a>
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"Other rivers around the world have already been granted this status, such as the Whanganui River in New Zealand, which in 2017 became the first river in the world to be given legal personhood."
"India, Ecuador, Columbia, Australia, the US and Bangladesh have all begun to review their own legal systems following this historic decision. "Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-25965962990635769062022-12-01T10:59:00.006-06:002022-12-01T11:38:16.811-06:00news on insect and related avian population lossesIf you've been reading posts on this site for a while, it won't surprise you to
learn that declines in insects and their links to avian population changes are
an important focus here. In fact, two linked groups have flowed out of this
concern: the Facebook discussion group Conservation and Ecology - Insects in the
Midwest, and the group Midwest Aerial Insectivore Discussion Group came about
directly or indirectly from the Midwest Coordinated Bird Monitoring Partnership.
"<p>"
These papers are significant, and could be among your readings if this is a topic
of interest to you:
"<p>"
Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719317823"
>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719317823</a
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"<p>'
Are declines in insects and insectivorous birds related?
<a
href="https://bioone.org/journals/ornithological-applications/volume-123/issue-1/duaa059/Are-declines-in-insects-and-insectivorous-birds-related/10.1093/ornithapp/duaa059.short"
>https://bioone.org/journals/ornithological-applications/volume-123/issue-1/duaa059/Are-declines-in-insects-and-insectivorous-birds-related/10.1093/ornithapp/duaa059.short</a
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Here are important facts from the latter paper, presented as the LAY SUMMARY: "
There may be a link between declining insect populations and bird population
declines. Bird populations are often limited by the amount of insect food
available to them. Most of the bird species that have declined in the last 50
years are those that depend on insects for food. One cause of insect declines is
the widespread use of non-native plants in forestry and horticulture that do not
support insects. The loss of insects, birds, and other forms of life is
important because those are the species that run the ecosystems that support
humans. One solution to this problem is to increase the populations of the
insects that birds depend on by increasing our use of native plants in managed
landscapes."
Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-40245039529637545512022-11-14T13:39:00.002-06:002022-11-14T13:41:44.222-06:00learn about the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxzYhTgRUyzBjA_TWg8dynR9Egwjzac9_cCYFcaPGJuu5kGOSyLHZZD9JlOjrgmpjTUk64t5ahGFjnayCTe9tSzgAgAQ1Y8UfB_FseSM6iDzQVPuQesCPjuVE1bMDsrMe-HNmjUygtful3HcURw2HI4xks3Uixe6DZm218DggasrJrfItgBUJCIJw/s605/CAFF%20revised_workplan.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxzYhTgRUyzBjA_TWg8dynR9Egwjzac9_cCYFcaPGJuu5kGOSyLHZZD9JlOjrgmpjTUk64t5ahGFjnayCTe9tSzgAgAQ1Y8UfB_FseSM6iDzQVPuQesCPjuVE1bMDsrMe-HNmjUygtful3HcURw2HI4xks3Uixe6DZm218DggasrJrfItgBUJCIJw/s400/CAFF%20revised_workplan.JPG"/></a></div>
See the document at: <a href="https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/bitstream/handle/11374/2355/AMBI_Workplan_2019-2025_revised_May_2021.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y">https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/bitstream/handle/11374/2355/AMBI_Workplan_2019-2025_revised_May_2021.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y
</a>
"Priority Conservation issues
1. The loss or degradation of terrestrial and pelagic habitats along the flyway is a key conservation issue for this work
plan. The underlying threats are numerous and include climate change effects; expansion of white geese on tundra
habitats; anthropogenic impairment of interior and coastal habitats; direct take of shorebirds via legal and illegal
harvest; and plastic pollution in pelagic areas.
2. Climate change is associated with loss of shorebird productivity in the Arctic, changes in habitat quality and quantity
throughout the flyway, and effects on shorebird migration. Indirect consequences of human activity, including habitat
destruction by overabundant populations of Snow (Chen caerulescens) and Ross’s (Chen rossii) geese (collectively
referred to as ‘white geese’), are of concern for shorebird conservation on portions of the breeding grounds.
Development of coastal infrastructure, such as farming that necessitates impoundment or draining of coastal wetlands
and disturbance at shorebird roosting sites, are issues directly related to human activity in the southern parts of the
AMBI Americas Flyway
Priority species
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Lisa Pirie/
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Red Phalarope
WHSRN
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Shiloh Schulte/USFWS
Red-necked Phalarope
USFWS
Red Knot (ssp. rufa and roselaari)
Loss, degradation and change in land use due to energy production, mining and agriculture (annual non-
timber crops, livestock farming and ranching) are also impacting inland habitats important for breeding, migration and
wintering of Arctic birds. The effects of plastic pollution in the world ́s oceans on Arctic shorebirds are only beginning to
be understood. However, due to the scale of this issue both in geographic extent and amount of plastic in the ocean it
is well anticipated that the impacts could be significant."Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-3104142142843653822022-10-28T21:54:00.005-05:002022-10-28T21:58:10.756-05:00The medical journal The Lancet's new report: "Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels"<a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2822%2901540-9/fulltext">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01540-9/fulltext</a>
"The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue to contend with the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a persistent fossil fuel overdependence has pushed the world into global energy and cost-of-living crises. As these crises unfold, climate change escalates unabated. Its worsening impacts are increasingly affecting the foundations of human health and wellbeing, exacerbating the vulnerability of the world's populations to concurrent health threats."Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-1860205512269730272022-10-28T21:48:00.002-05:002022-10-28T22:18:49.600-05:00new research on bird migrationNew frontiers in bird migration research
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982222013057">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982222013057</a>
"Bird migrations are impressive behavioral phenomena, representing complex spatiotemporal strategies to balance costs of living while maximizing fitness. The field of bird migration research has made great strides over the past decades, yet fundamental gaps remain. "Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-4484697080158350522022-08-31T14:33:00.001-05:002022-08-31T14:33:35.422-05:00raptor watch Time to watch for, and count raptors:
The next 3 months are the time to watch the skies for migrating raptors. Depending on where you live, there's probably a good raptor watch location not far away.
There are a number of well-known locations in Wisconsin where raptors have been known to concentrate during migration, with long-term data still being collected at most of them. See the map reproduced here at left, for approximate locations in eastern, western, and northern Wisconsin.
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September and October are peak months for Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed, Red-shouldered, and Broad-winged Hawks. Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, and Turkey Vultures are also fairly numerous, with Peregrine Falcons, Northern Goshawks less so. On the Lake Michigan shoreline sites, the best days are those with west and northwest winds.Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-24087831194513825562022-08-28T10:37:00.001-05:002022-08-28T10:37:41.361-05:00New Wader Quest Newsletter<a href="https://www.waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Summer-2022-newsletter.pdfR_.pdf">https://www.waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Summer-2022-newsletter.pdfR_.pdf</a>
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See the 2021 report at: <a href="https://www.waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WCWW8.5..pdf">https://www.waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WCWW8.5..pdf</a>
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Harrison<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Seabird conservation is a major focus around the world; learn about some recent efforts, and offshoots of others, below:</span> </b></span><br /></p><h2 class="hero-title big with-icon">Saving Seabirds - The Bottom Line:<br /></h2><p><a href="https://www.audubon.org/conservation/project/saving-seabirds"> https://www.audubon.org/conservation/project/saving-seabirds</a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Seabird Conservation:</b></span></p><p><a href="https://www.birdnote.org/seabird-conservation"> https://www.birdnote.org/seabird-conservation</a></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How we recruited albatrosses to patrol the high seas for illegal fishers:</strong></span></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-we-recruited-albatrosses-to-patrol-the-high-seas-for-illegal-fishers-130621"> https://theconversation.com/how-we-recruited-albatrosses-to-patrol-the-high-seas-for-illegal-fishers-130621</a></p><h1><span style="font-size: large;">Sitting Ducks: Why Millions of Arctic Seabirds Are in Danger</span></h1><p> <a href="https://www.audubon.org/magazine/january-february-2016/sitting-ducks-why-millions-arctic">https://www.audubon.org/magazine/january-february-2016/sitting-ducks-why-millions-arctic</a></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Seabirds in danger in updated Red List </span></b></p><p><a href="https://geographical.co.uk/nature/wildlife/item/2549-seabirds-in-danger-in-updated-red-list"><span style="font-size: small;"> https://geographical.co.uk/nature/wildlife/item/2549-seabirds-in-danger-in-updated-red-list</span></a></p>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-28512574401079056602021-12-12T17:24:00.001-06:002021-12-12T17:25:45.932-06:00Ongoing Bobwhite declines<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tb_Yyd9PO4Q/YbZ8eU-JYWI/AAAAAAAAHjs/9WW3ZApfX1cqklsIXS0j8PlJ0ycagzp1ACNcBGAsYHQ/s372/Screenshot%2B2021-12-12%2B164855.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="372" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tb_Yyd9PO4Q/YbZ8eU-JYWI/AAAAAAAAHjs/9WW3ZApfX1cqklsIXS0j8PlJ0ycagzp1ACNcBGAsYHQ/w314-h285/Screenshot%2B2021-12-12%2B164855.png" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ph. by <span><a class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/80270393@N06" rel="nofollow">Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p> The Northern Bobwhite (<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Colinus virginianus</i></span></span>) <span style="font-size: medium;">continues its population decline across its geographic range. </span></p><p></p><p> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"I<span>n
2007, the National Audubon Society (BirdLife in the US) published the
results of the first-ever analysis of combined annual sighting data from
the two major censuses of bird populations in North America—the
Christmas Bird Count (CBC) and the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) (Butcher
and Niven 2007, Butcher 2007). The analysis highlighted the plight of 20
common bird species, all of which have lost over half of their
continental population since 1967. Common birds are defined here as
species with a global population of over 500,000 and with a range of one
million square kilometres or more."</span></span>
</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> "Northern Bobwhite <i>Colinus virginianus</i>
has declined the most dramatically, with population reductions of 82%
occurring over the past 40 years. Consequently this species has been
uplisted from the Least Concern category to Near Threatened on the IUCN
Red List (BirdLife International 2008)." </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span> <a href="http://datazone.birdlife.org/sowb/casestudy/common-birds-are-declining-in-north-america">http://datazone.birdlife.org/sowb/casestudy/common-birds-are-declining-in-north-america</a></p><p>There are many regional and state-level bobwhite conservation initiatives:</p><p> <span style="font-size: small;">National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative: <a href="https://bringbackbobwhites.org/">https://bringbackbobwhites.org/</a><br /></span></p><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a4cb42d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-element_type="widget" data-id="a4cb42d" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"> </div>
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requirements, and management of the northern bobwhite quail than
probably any other species in North America. Yet bobwhites, and the
suite of wildlife that claims the same habitat, have been declining
virtually range-wide for at least 40 years, approaching extirpation in
some regions and states."</p><p> </p>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-18800080221643171232021-11-16T15:52:00.000-06:002021-11-16T15:52:05.979-06:00Bird population declines and species turnover are changing the acoustic properties of spring soundscapes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPrAsF6Zg8k/YZKWmWtzJ-I/AAAAAAAAHh0/j4HqJ4j6JDInrm7U0JWsgoitskOzGhU0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s973/natcomm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="973" height="223" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPrAsF6Zg8k/YZKWmWtzJ-I/AAAAAAAAHh0/j4HqJ4j6JDInrm7U0JWsgoitskOzGhU0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w526-h223/natcomm.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">ABSTRACT: Natural sounds, and bird song in particular, play a key role in building
and maintaining our connection with nature, but widespread declines in
bird populations mean that the acoustic properties of natural
soundscapes may be changing. Using data-driven reconstructions of
soundscapes in lieu of historical recordings, here we quantify changes
in soundscape characteristics at more than 200,000 sites across North
America and Europe. We integrate citizen science bird monitoring data
with recordings of individual species to reveal a pervasive loss of
acoustic diversity and intensity of soundscapes across both continents
over the past 25 years, driven by changes in species richness and
abundance. These results suggest that one of the fundamental pathways
through which humans engage with nature is in chronic decline, with
potentially widespread implications for human health and well-being.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Read the paper at: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26488-1?fbclid=IwAR1-L7H-J4nc4WC1SeMhoZos_3guhmqxVN0C4EnuiXTbdCCk9zw7OUOttfw">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26488-1?fbclid=IwAR1-L7H-J4nc4WC1SeMhoZos_3guhmqxVN0C4EnuiXTbdCCk9zw7OUOttfw</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-77385086159999437492021-09-11T17:40:00.001-05:002021-09-11T17:40:18.233-05:00Time to watch for, and count raptors<p> The next 3 months are the time to watch the skies for migrating raptors. Depending on where you live, there's probably a good raptor watch location not far away.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVFfmSQGl6c/YTumI3Ql87I/AAAAAAAAHeM/hHbWpFhm7Hky-HtHL7AJel8Z8ImBREzSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s673/rap%2Bw.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="673" height="223" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVFfmSQGl6c/YTumI3Ql87I/AAAAAAAAHeM/hHbWpFhm7Hky-HtHL7AJel8Z8ImBREzSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rap%2Bw.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There are a number of well-known locations in Wisconsin where raptors have been known to concentrate during migration, with long-term data still being collected at most of them. See the map reproduced here at left, for approximate locations in eastern, western, and northern Wisconsin.</p><p><br /></p><p>September and October are peak months for Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed, Red-shouldered, and Broad-winged Hawks. Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, and Turkey Vultures are also fairly numerous, with Peregrine Falcons, Northern Goshawks less so. On the Lake Michigan shoreline sites, the best days are those with west and northwest winds.<br /></p>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-81060836528383150782021-07-07T13:16:00.001-05:002021-07-07T19:44:00.827-05:00Shorebird Information, Part 3More recent news on shorebirds and their populations
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Manomet (the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences) conducts research and monitoring of shorebirds at multiple locations. Read about their work at:
<a href="https://www.manomet.org/why-manomet/about-us/">https://www.manomet.org/why-manomet/about-us/</a>
Whimbrel Research and Conservation:
<a href="https://www.manomet.org/project/whimbrel-research/?fbclid=IwAR3nvjMyZTMSBObLkHOjJ-a4CjxemT4pVpiZLcVYym9nh8--XqV6a7PtsGU">https://www.manomet.org/project/whimbrel-research/?fbclid=IwAR3nvjMyZTMSBObLkHOjJ-a4CjxemT4pVpiZLcVYym9nh8--XqV6a7PtsGU</a>
The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
<a href="https://whsrn.org/">Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network</a> (WHSRN)
Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-77189257131097384512021-06-22T21:32:00.004-05:002021-06-25T19:05:51.526-05:00more on the status of shorebird populations<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ze1JhGBHjR8/YNKb4pwC-FI/AAAAAAAAHYI/gkmryrhFGzofZo_fMXLBn_V3tLpX0jlRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s387/shoreb2.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="387" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ze1JhGBHjR8/YNKb4pwC-FI/AAAAAAAAHYI/gkmryrhFGzofZo_fMXLBn_V3tLpX0jlRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/shoreb2.JPG"/></a></div>
Learn about the current status of shorebird populations, at:
<a href="https://whsrn.org/about-shorebirds/shorebird-status/">https://whsrn.org/about-shorebirds/shorebird-status/</a>
"Their numbers are dropping quickly. Shorebirds are among a few groups of birds showing the most dramatic declines."
Read about the Arctic Shorebird Population Model:
<a href="https://www.usgs.gov/software/arctic-shorebird-population-model">https://www.usgs.gov/software/arctic-shorebird-population-model</a>
Learn more at the SHOREBIRD Conservation Society:
<a href="https://www.shorebirdconservation.org/">https://www.shorebirdconservation.org/</a>
Also, see the Coalitions for Shorebird Conservation:
<a href="https://www.manomet.org/project/coalitions-for-shorebird-conservation/">https://www.manomet.org/project/coalitions-for-shorebird-conservation/</a>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38041867870365898.post-49848499549020860832021-05-07T18:38:00.004-05:002021-05-07T18:38:54.384-05:00Shorebirds 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OyAxmxaoyP4/YJR6kmT904I/AAAAAAAAHVE/VevlWFbv2i8a-YUgqnrk1MhsRDo9EyC4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s597/shorebds1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="597" height="304" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OyAxmxaoyP4/YJR6kmT904I/AAAAAAAAHVE/VevlWFbv2i8a-YUgqnrk1MhsRDo9EyC4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w425-h304/shorebds1.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><br /> Godwits & Wllets - Ph. by Ingrid Taylar <br /><p></p><p> <b>World Shorebird Day</b> is September 6th this year. It is important to participate in this global event. Learn more at <a href="https://www.worldshorebirdsday.org/global-shorebird-counts">https://www.worldshorebirdsday.org/global-shorebird-counts</a></p><p>"<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span>The
Global Shorebird Counts, held every year around World Shorebirds Day (6
September), is one of the key events of World Shorebirds Day. This
program demonstrates the importance of fieldwork, supports observers in
improving counting skills, contributes to the increase of the number of
birdwatchers and scientists monitoring shorebirds worldwide and pledges
new citizen scientists to the world’s largest bird database program."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vkTWLHLjow/YJSMUeOSgqI/AAAAAAAAHVM/gXnBOwZeAZgxdMPZYqi5t20TSPc0eUZrACLcBGAsYHQ/s817/waderquest%2Bnewsltr%2Bbanr.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="817" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vkTWLHLjow/YJSMUeOSgqI/AAAAAAAAHVM/gXnBOwZeAZgxdMPZYqi5t20TSPc0eUZrACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/waderquest%2Bnewsltr%2Bbanr.JPG" width="320" /> </a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span><b>Learn about the international work of Waderquest</b>,in a recent newsletter, at:<br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span><a href="https://www.waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Apr-2021-newsletterR.pdf">https://www.waderquest.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Apr-2021-newsletterR.pdf<br /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span><br /> <b>Recent articles on the global declines of shorebirds are linked here:</b></span></span></span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-rsquo-s-killing-the-world-rsquo-s-shorebirds/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span>https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-rsquo-s-killing-the-world-rsquo-s-shorebirds/</span></span></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/losing-ground-whats-behind-the-worldwide-decline-of-shorebirds/">https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/losing-ground-whats-behind-the-worldwide-decline-of-shorebirds/</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span>Lastly, here is shorebird news from <b>BirdLife International</b>:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span><a href="https://www.birdlife.org/news/tag/shorebirds">https://www.birdlife.org/news/tag/shorebirds</a><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="bree-w01-thin-oblique,sans-serif"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p><p></p>Bill Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05070154659341409929noreply@blogger.com0