Shorebird monitoring Archives – Page 4 of 4

Posted 26 January 2018

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. [...]

By Arne Lesterhuis

In Population Monitoring

Posted 27 September 2017

The International Shorebird Survey reports shorebirds arriving at WHSRN sites in South America!

ISS data are crucial to documenting wide-scale population trends, informing management decisions, monitoring designated WHSRN sites and supporting the nomination of new ones. Migration season is [...]

By WHSRN Executive Office

In Population Monitoring

Posted 21 August 2017

Promising News of the Red Knot Wintering Population

This January, a team conducted aerial surveys of the rufa Red Knot population wintering in Tierra del Fuego. They counted 15% more individuals than were recorded at the same time last year. The [...]