Migratory Birds
Midwest Region

Migratory Bird Conservation
Minnesota

Coordinator:

Chief: Jane West
e-mail: MidwestNews@fws.gov

BHW 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)


Inventory and Monitoring

  • Waterfowl Breeding Pair Survey

  • Four Square-Mile Breeding Duck Survey

  • Resident Canada goose breeding population survey

  • Woodcock Singing Ground Survey

  • Mourning Dove Call Count Survey

  • Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey

  • Waterfowl Banding Program

  • Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey

  • Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas

Research

  • Golden-winged warbler research at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

  • Delineation of restorable wetlands in the prairie pothole region

  • Identification of sites well suited for conservation provisions of the Farm Bill

  • Study of post-fledgling habitat use of early-successional forests by songbirds

Management

  • Wetland and grassland protection, restoration and enhancement

  • Bottomland hardwood restoration

  • Develop hunting regulations

  • Issue migratory bird permits

  • Integrated bird conservation planning at the state and Bird Conservation Region levels

Outreach

  • International Migratory Bird Day

  • Junior Duck Stamp Contest

  • Prairie Wetlands Learning Center

Partnerships

  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

  • Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (U.S.G.S.)

  • University of Minnesota

  • Ducks Unlimited

  • Partners in Flight

  • North American Waterfowl Management Plan

  • U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan

  • North American Waterbird Conservation Plan

  • Audubon Minnesota

Last updated: August 13, 2008