World Curlew Day – 21 April
Curlews are iconic birds of wild, wet, evocative places – but of their 8 species, two are already assumed extinct and three are considered globally at risk of the same fate. Dr. Rob Clay, [...]
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 [...]
Not all Mudflats are Equal: Roberts Bank, Biofilm, and the Fate of the Western Sandpiper
Almost all Western Sandpipers in the world stop at the Fraser River Estuary at some point in their life. The mudflats of Roberts Bank are at the center of this crucial stopover site, and they are [...]
WHSRN Names 103rd Site, and Welcomes 17th Country to the Network
Cargill Salt Ponds Bonaire becomes WHSRN's first site in the Dutch Caribbean.
First Ever Shorebird Reserve of International Importance designated in Venezuela
Salina Solar Los Olivitos becomes the 102nd WHSRN site and the first site in Venezuela, adding a new country to the Network.
Symposia Highlight Need for Collaboration, Multi-faceted Approach, and Patience
At the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting in November 2017 in Paracas, Peru, staff of the WHSRN Executive Office helped lead two symposia about the role of community engagement, good [...]
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 [...]
Red Knot population in Tierra del Fuego crashes to a new low
Annual aerial surveys in Tierra del Fuego revealed record low numbers of Calidris canutus rufa: only 9,840 birds.
Birds threatened by oil spill in the Strait of Magellan
At the end of January, birds were spotted in the Strait of Magellan with signs of oil on their feathers. WHSRN partner Centro Bahía Lomas worked with expert ornithologist Ricardo Matus to inspect [...]
