Saving the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a critical rest stop for more than 400 species of nesting, wintering, and migrating birds making their way through the desert of southern California. But today, the sea is [...]
The Central American Waterbird Census identifies new potential WHSRN sites
The results are in from the January/February Central American Waterbird Census (CAWC)! Three sites proved to be especially important to Nearctic shorebirds, qualifying as potential new WHSRN [...]
Building Good Governance in Laguna Mar Chiquita, Argentina
Laguna Mar Chiquita is the largest lake in Argentina, the biggest saline lake in South America, and the 5th biggest saline lake in the world. A WHSRN site since 1989, the area supports 66% of all [...]
Workshop on Shorebird Conservation in Venezuela
WHSRN Consultant Ornithologist Chris Sharpe and Sandra Giner of the Central University of Venezuela led a workshop titled Shorebird Conservation in Venezuela: introduction to census methods and [...]
Supporting Shorebird Conservation at the first WHSRN site in Venezuela
WHSRN Conservation Specialist Diego Luna Quevedo led a new workshop: “Alliances and Actions for Shorebird Conservation and Habitat Management in Los Olivitos.” The workshop took place at WHSRN’s [...]
Fieldwork study shows Estancia Medaland (Argentina) is still a key site for grassland shorebirds
Local fieldworkers knew that estancia Medaland was an important site for migratory grassland shorebirds. At the end of 2017, a comprehensive survey revealed that the ranch meets the threshold to [...]
reTURN the Favor: Building Communities and Saving Lives
reTURN the Favor has set an inspiring example on Delaware Bay. Not only has the program rescued more than 275,000 stranded horseshoe crabs in the past five years, but it has successfully built a [...]
New potential WHSRN sites identified in the Chilean Shorebird Atlas
Comprehensive shorebird surveys are a great tool for identifying important shorebird sites, and citizen science is a fantastic tool for carrying out such ambitious monitoring efforts! The [...]
New study documents the hemispheric importance of the Georgia Barrier Islands for rufa Red Knot
Post-breeding migration and connectivity of Red Knots in the Western Atlantic reveals the importance of the Georgia Coast for southbound Red Knots, and provides the first ever population [...]
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado— 25th Anniversary
Delaware Bay isn’t the only place Red Knots sync their migration with the spawning events of an aquatic species. In the Alto Golfo de California, roselaari Red Knots rely on the eggs of Grunion, [...]
