Population Monitoring

Over 500 volunteers recently participated in a coastal survey of southern South America, with a goal to better understand shorebird distribution and future conservation efforts.

The results are in from this year's annual aerial survey of overwintering rufa Red Knot and other shorebird species in Tierra del Fuego.

Through geolocator data and mark-resight efforts across the hemisphere, David Newstead and his collaborators have discovered new information about how knots use the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana.

There is still very little information available about many shorebird species resident to Latin America and the Caribbean - especially about population estimates. WHSRN has been working to [...]

WHSRN worked with local partners to lead the “Conservation of Shorebirds and their Habitats in Venezuela” workshop, followed by two days of shorebird censuses on Isla de Coche, at sites crucial [...]

Are you hoping to start a shorebird monitoring program at your site? Here are ten strategies for starting (and maintaining!) a successful long-term shorebird monitoring program.

This year’s Central American Waterbird Census counted more waterbirds than any year since the census began in 2011 – and almost half were Nearctic shorebirds!

In January 2019, aerial surveys were successfully conducted of the population of rufa Red Knot Calidris canutus wintering in Tierra del Fuego, South America. This year’s surveys revealed a total [...]

In spring 2018, a bay-wide survey revealed that more than 500,000 shorebirds used Humboldt Bay during spring migration alone – a number five times greater than was previously estimated almost a [...]