Migratory Bird Conservation Programs in Oregon

All native birds found commonly in the United States, with the exception of native resident game birds and introduced species are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Service's migratory bird conservation activities are focused on 4 primary areas:  population assessment; international, national and flyway coordination; habitat management; and regulating take. The Pacific Region cooperates with partners on the following projects in Oregon:

Population Assessment

• Mourning Dove Call Count Survey

• Band-Tailed Pigeon Surveys

• Mid-Winter Waterfowl Surveys

• Waterfowl Banding Program

• Pacific Flyway Shorebird Monitoring

• Landbird Banding Station

• Common Murre Surveys

• Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas

• Winter Goose Population Surveys

• Goose Harvest Check Stations

• Sandhill Crane Oregon Breeding Population Surveys

• Olive-sided Flycatcher Ecology

• Shorebird Use and Distribution in the Willamette Valley

Coordination

• NW Oregon/SW Washington Goose Depredation Plan

• Breeding Bird Ecology in Oak Woodlands

• Caspian Tern Conservation and Salmon Recovery

• Goose Depredation Management

• Shorebird Conservation Plan Implementation

• North American Waterbird Conservation Plan Development and Implementation

• Partners in Flight Conservation Plan Implementation

• International Migratory Bird Day

• Junior Duck Stamp Contest

• Oregon Wetlands Joint Venture Newsletter

Habitat Management

• Oregon Wetlands Joint Venture

• Intermountain West Joint Venture

• Lower Columbia River Floodplain Acquisition and Restoration

• Reed Canary Grass Management

• Oregon Estuary Acquisition and Restoration

• Spartina Control and Eradication

• Wetland and Grassland Protection, Restoration and Enhancement

Regulations/Permits

• Development of Hunting Regulations

• Issuance of 18 types of Migratory Bird Permits

• Urban Goose Management

Partnerships

• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

• USGS Biological Research Division

• Oregon/Washington Partners in Flight

• USDA Wildlife Services

• University of Oregon and Oregon State University

• The Nature Conservancy

• Ducks Unlimited

• Trumpeter Swan Society

• Avifauna Northwest

• Wildlife Management Institute

• Portland Audubon Society

• Klamath Basin Bird Observatory

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service