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• A Full Annual-Cycle Conservation Strategy for Sprague’s Pipit, Chestnut-collared and McCown’s Longspurs, and Baird’s Sparrow

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Declining species and species groups are a major priority. One current effort is focused on identifying the species most at risk for listing as endangered or threatened and the reasons for their decline. The Migratory Bird Management Office in Washington D.C. published a list of the Species of Conservation Concern, 2008. Another source of information about species of concern is available at http://www.partnersinflight.org/.

Monitoring bird trends is the major method used to determine the status of trust species. The largest effort to monitor avian species is the Breeding Bird Survey.

Assessment of refuge management actions on nongame species has been a major priority for our work. Current efforts are under way to access the management actions for waterfowl production to their effects on nongame birds.

Another function of the Migratory Bird Coordinator is technical data exchange and application of science to the management of avian species. Recently, we have published a number of Biological Technical Reports. The natural history accounts for all avian species in North America have been published in the Birds of North America. Status assessments for all birds have also been published by Nature Serve. In addition, USFWS works closely with other groups and agencies to further our priorities and management goals. A major partner in this effort is the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, especially the Migratory Bird Research and Monitoring group.

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• The bird checklists for all refuges in the Mountain-Prairie region have been posted on the Internet. The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota has a informative web site with a wealth of information on many species in the Mountain-Prairie Region.
• The Christmas Bird Count is a volunteer effort to document the presence and ranges of wintering species.
• A major tool used to assess waterfowl populations and trends is banding. Data from the Bird Banding Lab is important for setting hunting regulations and is a tool for assessing nongame bird monitoring trends and migratory pathways
• Learn more about birds through the Electronic Resource in Ornithology
• Checklist of North American Birds
• BirdNet
• Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions have similar responsibilities and organizations.

For more information, contact:
For general information email fw6_migratorybirds@fws.gov or call 303-236-4408
For the Migratory Birds Permit Office, call 303-236-8171

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Eagle Incidental Take Permit, Broomfield County, Colorado

• Public Update on USFWS reconsideration of eagle take permit for Garrett Project (August 9, 2019)

Environmental Action Statement for Bird Damage Management in Colorado

• Environmental Action Statement (EAS), Final: Bird Damage Management in Colorado
• Issuance of a Migratory Bird Depredation Permit to USDA-APHIS-Colorado Wildlife Services for resident Canada geese: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
• USFWS Mountain-Prairie region Environmental Action Statement to Propose Adopting USDA-APHIS-Colorado Wildlife Services Program’s Environmental Assessment (2013)
• USDA-APHIS-Colorado Wildlife Services Program’s Final Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, and Decision for Bird Damage Management in Colorado (2013)
• USDA-APHIS-Colorado Wildlife Services Program’s Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision for Bird Damage Management in Colorado (2013)

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• USFWS Recommendations for Avoidance and Minimization of Impacts to Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities (2020)
• USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region Outline for a Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy: Wind Energy Projects
• USFWS Wildlife Buffer Recommendations for Wind Energy Projects (2020)
• USFWS Recommended Approach for Development and Submission of Eagle Conservation Plans submitted to the Mountain-Prairie region, Migratory Management Office in support of an Eagle Incidental Take Permit Application for Wind Energy Projects (2020)
• USFWS Recommended Protocol for Conducting Pre-construction Eagle Nest Surveys at Wind Energy Projects (2020)

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