American White Pelican at Chase Lake
Photo: USFWS
Snowy Egret
Photo: USFWS
IMPLEMENTATION
Many states in the western U.S. have identified information on colonial waterbird distribution and populations as a priority; including determining their status, identifying conservation issues, and refining conservation actions. A survey of these species is being coordinated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and implemented in the 11 western states for 17 species during 2009, 2010, and 2011 (for details see Western Colonial Waterbird Survey Protocols). The Western Colonial Waterbird Survey will be implemented at the state level, with each state coordinating the survey in that state. Many of the states are using volunteers and are looking for information on the locations of colonies of the target species. Please contact your state or FWS Regional coordinator for more information or to assist in this project. Coordinators and implementation schedules for participating states in FWS Region 6 are below:
FWS REGION 6 (MT, WY, CO, UT)MontanaFWS REGION 2 (AZ, NM)
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
FWS REGIONS 1 & 8 (OR, WA, ID, NV, CA)
Coordinated Colonial Waterbird Inventory and Monitoring
