Mission of the Migratory Birds Program
David Viker, Chief, Migratory Bird Program
Photo by:The State of the Birds.Org
Pamela Wells, Gerrit Vyn, and Lorax
The State of the Birds report reveals troubling declines of bird populations during
the past 40 years.
Providing national and international leadership in the conservation and management of migratory birds by promoting, among the Service and its partners, science-based management of both populations and habitat on and off Service lands in support of national and international bird plans and initiatives. Additionally, the Division of Migratory Birds will provide support to eco-regional conservation initiatives for other wildlife species in those instance where support and cooperation will advance the goal of migratory bird conservation (e.g. the Black Bear Conservation Initiative).
A Status Assessment of the Eastern Subspecies of Bewick's Wren
This document is a compilation of biological data and a description of past, present and likely future threats to the easternmost two subspecies of Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii bewickii and Thryomanes bewickii altus. It does not represent a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on whether these taxa should be designated as candidate taxa for listing as threatened or endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act.
Georgia Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest Winners
Art by: Min Lee. Credit: USFWS
Future Direction and Priorities..
Supporting the North American Conservation Initiative (NABCI) goal of "delivering the full
spectrum of bird conservation through regionally-based, biologically-driven, landscape-oriented partnerships."
Mississippi Alluvial Valley Bird Conservation Region (LMV Joint Venture)
West Gulf Coastal Plain BCR (LMV Joint Venture)
South Atlantic BCR (Atlantic Coast Joint Venture)
Central Hardwood BCR
- Providing support to national Flyway Councils and the Migratory Bird Management Office on technical and regulatory aspects of migratory bird conservation
Promoting migratory bird conservation on private lands by facilitating the delivery of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Joint Venture Interagency Partner Programs (AR, KY, LA, MS, NC, TN)
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Promoting science-based management of migratory birds on Southeast Region units of the NWRS
"Fulfilling the Promise" Recommendations WH1, WH2 WH10
Providing technical support to site-specific management issues on individual Refuges commensurate with available funding.