This is a Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) project, funded by OAS and USFWS (Div. of International Conservation). We are very grateful for the support we have received from many partners and sponsors. As new material becomes available it will be added to the workspace, so check back often.

 

Participants at the SCSCB Bird Monitoring Training Workshop, February 19-23, 2009, Nassau, Bahamas 

 

BACKGROUND

The Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) Working Groups (including Monitoring, Waterbirds and Seabirds) have been working since 2003 to identify gaps in regional monitoring strategies for birds. These include weaknesses in every step of the monitoring process, from the availability of trained field biologists to the use of the results of monitoring in regional and national policy and conservation and protected area management. The overall goal of this project is to initiate and promote a coordinated regional bird monitoring network as a means to improve science-based conservation planning and adaptive management of birds and habitats in the region. The emphasis is on providing practical training in simple, standard protocols for monitoring landbirds, waterbirds, seabirds and shorebirds (and their habitats and Important Bird Areas) and promoting the formation of a coordinated regional monitoring network so that information can be shared and used to support local and regional conservation efforts.

 

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

 

Files from the SCSCB Regional Bird Monitoring Workshop, Nassau, Bahamas, 19-23 February 2009 and WHMSI-SCSCB Project: Long-term Bird Monitoring in the Caribbean - Why, What, Where, and How?

1. Powerpoint Presentations
2. Workshop Agenda, Summary Report & Photos, and Full Report
3. Caribbean BirdWatch: How to Design and Implement a Bird Monitoring Programme in the Caribbean (SCSCB Bird Monitoring Manual, Version 1.0 - includes basic standard protocols to monitor landbirds, seabirds, waterbirds and shorebirds) -in preparation, coming soon
4. Caribbean Regional Bird Monitoring Database - in preparation, coming soon
5. Caribbean Regional Bird Monitoring Capacity Building Strategy - in preparation, coming soon

 

Monitoring Papers

Important papers on monitoring theory, strategies and monitoring studies

Monitoring Manuals and other Resources

 

Files from the Bird Monitoring Workshop at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, 4-18 May, 2009: Developing a Bird Monitoring Program in Trinidad & Tobago and The Wider Caribbean

1. Workshop Summary Report
2. Classroom Lesson Powerpoint Presentations
3. Guest Lecturer Powerpoint Presentations