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Last May, more than 30,000 people took to fields and forests around the world, noting more than 7,000 species in a single day—Global Big Day. In less than 3 months, birding’s biggest day is coming back.
The Western Asio Flammeus Landscape Study (WAfLS) is currently seeking volunteers to help complete an eight-state citizen science project designed to gather information to better evaluate the population status of the Short-eared Owl. Such information is needed by conservation practitioners who want to design management actions to help reverse the Short-eared Owl population decline.
Species: Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Status in the Northwest:• Washington: no special conservation status, but identified in Washington State Wildlife Action Plan as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need (WDFW 2015).• Oregon: no special conservation status.• USFWS: C.c. roselaari is a Bird of Conservation Concern in Bird Conservation Region 5 (USFWS 2008).• Recent analyses indicate the presence of two genetically distinct populations of Red Knots within the Pacific Flyway, in contrast to the previously recognized single population of C.
