Connecting Communities Across the Americas
The migration of shorebirds across the globe is one of nature's greatest events and a reminder of our shared responsibility.
Become Part of the Migratory Shorebird Project
Join this ambitious 10-year, multi-partner research project to help guide shorebird conservation. You will be part of the team protecting shorebirds and wetlands from Alaska to Peru through research for conservation.
We need your help, as a scientist, a volunteer scientist, an educator, or funder.
Why Join the Migratory Shorebird Project?
Help millions of people and millions of birds. It is no coincidence that important places for birds are important places for people. Sandy beaches, bays, wetlands, mangroves, and farmlands along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts support economies, agriculture, and tourism, while providing natural flood control and carbon storage functions.
The quality and quantity of wetlands available for people and birds is rapidly changing, and many shorebird populations are declining. Threats to these habitats are increasing, including habitat loss, changing climate – in particular, sea-level rise – and pollution. Using shorebirds as indicators of environmental change, the Migratory Shorebird Project will use research findings to help manage wetlands and agricultural lands for birds and people.
How to Get Involved
The Migration Phenomenon
Each year, millions of shorebirds migrate in waves from their wintering grounds along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts to their nesting grounds in Alaska and Northern Canada, stopping at just a few rich feeding spots along the way. (Willets and Marbled Godwits pictured above)