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Español Bird migration patterns in the arid southwest
Project Description This project uses Doppler weather surveillance radar to document bird migration patterns in the desert southwest, including information on migrant density, migrant-habitat associations, height, and direction, as well as temporal and geographic variation in these factors. The project will also document the limitations in using weather radar data to address these questions. The
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Importance of Northwestern Mexico in the Conservation of Burrowing Owls
Project Description The western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) has declined in many areas of its breeding range and is considered a species of national conservation concern in the United States and federally endangered in Canada. However, an overall evaluation of the species current status has not been possible due to lack of information on
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Riparian and Madrean Pine-Oak Avian Monitoring at Habitat Restoration Sites, Villa Verde and Los Campitos, Sonora, Mexico
Project Description This project continues and expands bird monitoring efforts at the Villa Verde and Los Campitos drainages, both in the Sonoran Upper San Pedro Watershed. This project is three-fold in scope. First, funds will be used for outreach efforts to landowners to extend bird monitoring efforts to newly identified critical habitat sites. This will
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Management plan to increase reproductive success of Endangered Snowy Plovers and Least Terns in Ceuta Bay, Mexico
Project Description Ceuta Bay is one of the most important sites for the conservation of resident, migratory, and breeding birds in the state of Sinaloa. Pronatura has undertaken studies in the area regarding the reproductive success of two colonies of endangered species: Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Least Tern (Sterna antillarum). Reproductive success in the
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Community participation in bird conservation in Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico
Project Description Pronatura Noroeste received support from the Sonoran Joint Venture to promote the involvement of the local community in bird conservation and monitoring activities in Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico (BLA). The BLA region is used as a breeding, roosting, and feeding ground by large numbers of seabirds and wading birds. The
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Implementation of the Bird Conservation Plan for the Colorado River Delta: outreach and monitoring
Project Description The Colorado River delta is one of the most important areas for bird conservation in the Sonoran Desert. The delta supports more than 150,000 migratory waterbirds, is a critical stopover site for over 100 species of Neotropical migratory landbirds, and provides habitat for endangered species such as Yuma Clapper Rail and California Black
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Habitat enhancement for endangered rails at the Ciénega de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico
Project Description The Ciénega de Santa Clara is the largest marsh wetland in the Sonoran Desert, extending over 5,800 hectares. It supports nearly 75% of the total population of the Yuma Clapper Rail, an endemic marshbird of the Lower Colorado River and its delta that is protected as Endangered in the United States and Threatened
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Seri Indian community’s Proyecto Zilcaalc for migratory waterfowl habitat conservation at Mexico’s northernmost Pacific mangrove habitat
Project Description This project involves an indigenous coastal community in habitat conservation and migratory waterfowl monitoring at the northernmost Pacific mangrove habitat in Mexico. The Seri Indians, or Comcáac, are the last hunting, gathering, and fishing culture in the arid regions of North America to retain their native language, traditional ecological knowledge base, and non-agricultural
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Monitoring breeding colonies and post-breeding movements of terns and skimmers in coastal northwestern Mexico and southern California
Project Description This project will monitor the populations of terns and skimmers breeding at selected locations in coastal northwestern Mexico and southern California. It focuses on three species that commonly co-occur and establish significant breeding colonies in the region: Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica), Royal Tern (Sterna maxima), and Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger). Gull-billed tern and
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Pesticide effects on migratory landbirds of Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico
Project Description Migratory landbirds are exposed to a variety of threats on their wintering, breeding, and migratory stopover habitats. Pollution is one of the least known threats due to the difficulty in measuring its effects on birds. In this project CIAD will use a methodology specifically designed to measure the impacts of organophosphate and carbamate
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