Ten Strategies for Starting a Successful Volunteer Monitoring Program
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.
Record number of Nearctic Shorebirds counted during the 2019 Central American Waterbird Census
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!
Results of the aerial survey of rufa Red Knot in Tierra del Fuego
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 [...]
Shorebird monitoring at the Gulf of Fonseca: a tri-national approach
The results are in from the second trinational shorebird survey in the Gulf of Fonseca. During this second survey, carried out in May 2018, a total of 6,055 individuals representing 30 species [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Central American Waterbird Census; an important tool for shorebird monitoring in Central America
The WHSRN Executive Office coordinates the Central American Waterbird Census (CAWC), a citizen-science initiative to monitor shorebirds and waterbirds in all seven countries of Central America. [...]
