Scott Anderson – NC Partners in Flight

Red Knot 5 Year Listing Review Begun – Call for Data

By Scott Anderson October 12, 2020News

The USFWS has begun review of several listed species, including the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa), currently listed as Threatened. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating…

Eastern Black Rail Listed as Threatened

By Scott Anderson October 8, 2020News

The US Fish and Wildlife Service released the final rule designating the Eastern Black Rail as Threatened: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status for…

Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation Plan Released

By Scott Anderson October 8, 2020News, Reports

Recently, the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) released a new conservation plan for the Seaside Sparrow. See their message below: For over a year, ACJV staff have been hard at…

Center for Conservation Biology Launches Shorebird Roost Registry

By Scott Anderson October 8, 2020News

Communal roosts used at night and during high-tide periods are essential resources for many shorebird species during the winter and migratory periods. Despite their conservation significance, no effort has been…

CCB Makes Technical Reports More Accessible

By Scott Anderson October 8, 2020News

In late 2019, CCB worked with William & Mary’s Swem Library to upload 220 technical reports to Scholarworks in an effort to make research findings more accessible to other researchers and the…

ForestHer Webinar: Invasive Plants and Their Impacts on Wildlife & Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants.

By Scott Anderson October 1, 2020Meetings, News

Join ForestHER NC landowners, natural resource professionals, and others for the second of four interactive webinars about managing for wildlife! In this webinar we will discuss common invasive plants of…

Partners in Flight Eastern Working Group Meeting Next Week!

By Scott Anderson October 1, 2020Meetings, News

Meeting Information Registration for the Eastern Working Group (EWG) Virtual Meeting is free and open to everyone. Each meeting session will be conducted via Zoom video conferencing in English with…

Cover of Black Rail Conservation Plan, depicting a black rail.

Black Rail Conservation Plan Released

By Scott Anderson August 14, 2020News, Reports

The Black Rail Conservation Plan outlines the highest priority strategies needed to conserve the Eastern Black Rail throughout its former range on the Atlantic and Florida Gulf coasts. The plan sets population…

Cover of USGS BBS Strategic Plan, depicting the North American continent

New Strategic Plan for the North American Breeding Bird Survey!

By Scott Anderson August 14, 2020News, Reports

BBS data has been pivotal to making inferences about declining bird species trends at large scales (see Rosenberg et al 2019 as a recent example). However, since it's inception in…

Trends in Abundance and Habitat Associations of Forest Birds on Southern National Forests, 1992-2017

By Scott Anderson July 23, 2020News

The USDA Forest Service just released the "Trends in Abundance and Habitat Associations of Forest Birds on Southern National Forests, 1992-2017", where they compile 25 years of bird survey data…