Migratory Bird Conservation
Michigan
Coordinator:
Chief: Jane West
e-mail: MidwestNews@fws.govBHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5480
Fax: 612-713-5393
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Quick Facts
1.9 million bird watching participants
207 million bird watching days
More than 50,000 duck hunters
More than 60,000 Federal Duck Stamps sold (2002-2003)
Two Important Bird Areas on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands in Michigan:
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
Inventory and Monitoring
Waterfowl Breeding Pair Survey
Mourning Dove Call Count Survey
Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey
Waterfowl banding program
Woodcock singing ground survey
Resident Canada goose breeding population survey
Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey
Nongame bird inventories on National Wildlife Refuge System lands
Management
Wetland protection, restoration and enhancement
Grassland protection, restoration and enhancement
Bottomland hardwood restoration
Develop hunting regulations
Issue migratory bird permits
Integrated bird conservation planning at state and Bird Conservation Region levels
Outreach
International Migratory Bird Day
Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Partnerships
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Partners in Flight
Ducks Unlimited
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
University of Minnesota
U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
Northern Michigan University
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan