Project Description The American Oystercatcher subspecies H. p. frazari, is a resident on both coasts of the Baja California peninsula and along the western coast of Mexico, and is a high conservation priority due to its small population size, restricted distribution, and high susceptibility to human activities. Recent estimates suggest that Sinaloa is an important

Project Description The Chestnut-collared Longspur is a charismatic grassland bird that has declined by more than 87% since 1966, with an estimated 33% decline from 2003-2015. Tucson Audubon Society was awarded $8,600 to continue and expand ongoing survey efforts for the species at key grassland areas in southeast Arizona. With a focus on Las Cienegas

Project Description Borderlands Restoration Network was awarded $12,650 to support grassland and oak-woodland restoration on 100 acres of the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve in southeastern Arizona through hydrological improvements, and seeding to enhance habitat for Montezuma Quail. At least 75 rock dams will be constructed and seeded with seed pellets to repair gully cuts, increase sedimentation

Project Description The Bendire’s Thrasher has declined by 87% in the past 40 years, and this globally understudied species is poorly understood in its Mexican range, where most of the population winters and much of it breeds. Great Basin Bird Observatory was awarded $14,927 to translate materials into Spanish, develop a network of partners in

Project Description Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies was awarded $15,000 to continue its multiyear Waterbird Monitoring Program in the Eastern Midriff region. The overarching goal of the program is to protect nesting, wintering and migratory waterbird species through long-term data collection, education, and collaborative management with government agencies and the