World Migratory Bird Day is May 9: Celebrate and Help Birds from Home
May 5, 2020
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, ABC Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org | @JERutter (Washington, D.C., May 5, 2020) Migratory birds are now flooding across the continent, as they return to their nesting grounds this spring. World Migratory Bird Day is on May 9, 2020, as people around the globe welcome birds back—and lend them a … Read More>>
One of the World's Rarest Birds Edges Toward Rebound in Brazil
April 30, 2020
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) partner SAVE Brasil recorded 25 Blue-eyed Ground-Dove individuals in spring 2020 — the highest count yet for one of the world's rarest birds. Since the dove's rediscovery in eastern Brazil in 2015, conservation actions have progressed toward the goal of securing a safe future for this Critically Endangered species. In 2018, … Read More>>
ABC Partners with Pheasants Forever to Restore Grassland Bird Habitats on Montana Working Lands
April 29, 2020
Pheasants Forever (PF) was selected in April 2020 to receive a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) award from the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and will partner with American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and other groups to implement a total of $761,000 in habitat delivery efforts in Montana. This will help farmers and ranchers restore habitat … Read More>>
North-Nesting Songbirds Tagged in Nicaragua for Monitoring by Growing Motus Network
April 27, 2020
With support from the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), and in collaboration with its partners at the El Jaguar Reserve, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) recently financed and assisted in placing “nanotags,” small radio transmitters, on ten Wood Thrushes and ten Louisiana Waterthrushes in northern Nicaragua. Both songbirds nest in the United States and small portions of … Read More>>
On 10th Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster, Gulf Birds Still Face Mounting Threats
April 17, 2020
Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations, 202-888-7472 | jerutter@abcbirds.org | @JERutter Expert Contacts: Mike Parr, President, 202-888-7486 | mparr@abcbirds.org | @michaeljparr Kacy Ray, Coastal Program Manager, 614-218-8838 | kray@abcbirds.org (Washington, D.C., April 17, 2020) Monday April 20th, 2020, marks the 10th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that tragically killed 11 workers and … Read More>>