Migratory Bird
Conservation
Ohio
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
235 million bird watching days
23,000 duck hunters
More than 33,500 Federal Duck Stamps sold (2002-2003)
Three Important Bird Areas on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands in Ohio: Cedar Point NWR, West Sister Island NWR, Ottawa NWR
Inventory and Monitoring
Woodcock Singing Ground Survey
Mourning Dove Call Count Survey
Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey
Resident Canada goose breeding population survey
Waterfowl banding program
Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey
Nongame bird inventories on National Wildlife Refuge System lands
Research
Study of cerulean warblers in the Ohio Hills
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 the state and Bird Conservation Region levels
Outreach
International Migratory Bird Day
Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Partnerships
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Partners in Flight
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan
U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
