Migratory Bird Conservation in Washington

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 Washington:

Population Assessment

• Band-Tailed Pigeon Surveys

• Burrowing Owl Surveys 

• Common Murre Surveys

• Goose Harvest Check Stations

• Landbird Banding Station

• Mid-Winter Waterfowl Surveys

• Mourning Dove Call Count Survey

• Pacific Flyway Shorebird Monitoring

• Sandhill Crane Population Surveys

• Waterfowl Banding Program

• Winter Goose Population Surveys

• Western Sandpiper Migration Ecology

Coordination

• North American Waterbird Conservation Plan Development and Implementation

• Seabird Bycatch Reduction

• Caspian Tern Conservation and Salmon Recovery

• Urban Goose Management

• International Migratory Bird Day

• Junior Duck Stamp Contest

• NW Oregon/SW Washington Goose Depredation Plan

• Volunteer Wood Duck Nest Box Management

• Washington Wetlands Joint Venture Newsletter

• International Migratory Bird Day

• Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Habitat Management

• Washington Wetlands Joint Venture

• Intermountain West Joint Venture

• Breeding Bird Ecology in Oak Woodlands

• Estuarine Mapping

• Reed Canary Grass Management

• Spartina Control and Eradication

• Lower Columbia River Flood plain Acquisition and Restoration

• Partners in Flight Conservation Plan Implementation

• Shorebird Conservation Plan Implementation

• Wetland and Grassland Protection, Restoration and Enhancement

Regulations/Permits

• Development of Hunting Regulations

• Issuance of 18 types of Migratory Bird Permits

Partnerships

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

• USGS Biological Research Division

• Oregon/Washington Partners in Flight

• USDA Wildlife Services

• University of Washington and Washington State University

• Ducks Unlimited

• Trumpeter Swan Society

• Wildlife Management Institute