Dear Shorebirders,

August is just around the corner, and the Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys are gearing up for fall migration! Last April –with your help – over ~300 volunteers
and biologists surveyed more than 179 sites in 11 western states. Please consider helping us advance wetland and water conservation across the west by
signing up
for fall (August) surveys here

Key Dates

Monday, August 7^th, 4:00-5:30 p.m. –
IMWSS Training Webinar and Protocol Refresher

August 9^th-22^nd – Fall Migration Window – Get out and Count Shorebirds!

August Survey Sign up

All new, returning volunteers and biologists – please take a few minutes to
fill out this form
to sign up for fall surveys. Ideally returning surveyors will survey the same site(s) that they surveyed in the spring. If you have questions about your site or a new site, please contact
max.malmquist@… and
bbarbaree@…

Preliminary Survey Totals Below – see attached for shorebird totals by site.

What is the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey?

Migratory shorebirds are key indicators of environmental health. They can tell us about the health of an individual ecosystem and the broader wetland networks
upon which they rely.

Wetlands and saline lakes of the Intermountain West are oases for migrating shorebirds each spring and fall. Much has changed since the last comprehensive shorebird
survey of the region in 1989-1995, and this program is replicating that census so we can better manage shorebirds today and into the future.

The goals of the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey aim to sustain shorebird populations by empowering and inspiring stakeholders to take actions that conserve
wetlands and water. The surveys will:

• Document shorebird populations at sites using synchronous surveys at 200+ sites during spring and fall migrations for at least 3 years.
  
• Compare shorebird populations today to those from 1989-1995 and identify factors that influence shorebird distributions.
• Communicate scientific results to participants and conservation stakeholders including land and water managers and policy makers.
  

Ideal shorebird surveyors:

• Have a passion for birds and time outdoors,
• Can commit to one survey day in the spring and one survey day in the fall, and allow some flexibility for scheduling around bad weather,
• Will be safety conscience and cooperate with field partners,
• Can collect high quality data in the field,
• Can identify shorebirds in breeding and non-breeding plumage.

Please pass this information along to anyone who might be interested in participating!

Questions?

Reach out to: