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	EPA > Bird Conservation > Bird Conservation Initiatives
		These migratory bird conventions impose substantive obligations on the United States for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats, and through the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Act), the United States has implemented these migratory bird conventions with respect to the United States.
		The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) was established to facilitate the conservation of native North American birds by increasing the effectiveness of existing and new bird conservation initiatives, enhancing coordination, and fostering greater cooperation among the nations and peoples of the North American continent.
		Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are places of significance for the conservation of birds across multiple landscape scales, and they are chosen using standardized, credible criteria based on biological common sense.
	www.epa.gov /owow/birds/bird.html (3511 words)

	THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA
		Manifest Destiny was a philosophy that encouraged westward expansion in the United States: as the population of the Eastern states grew and as a steady increase of immigrants entered the country, settlers moved steadily westward across North America.
		The United States currently enjoys a positive relationship with the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Poland, among several others, in that these nations are participating as active military allies with, or logistical supporters of, the United States in all theaters.
		The United States is often under criticism from Western governments and NGOs concerning lengthy detention without trial, forced confessions, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners as well as some restrictions on freedoms of speech and the press, as being violations of their definition of human rights.
	www.speedace.info /united_states_of_america_usa.htm (8119 words)

	NPR : The Next Pandemic: Bird Flu, or Fear?
		Bird Flu takes on the issues that are injected with a sense of panic and dread, as many parts of the world have grown to fear the spread of a deadly influenza outbreak in recent years.
		Bird flu is not here, and frequent hand washing or use of sanitizers is a way to reassure yourself in the short term that you are doing something to protect yourself.
		Bird feeders are safe; pigeons are safe; and if you encounter a dead bird, do not assume that it died of bird flu.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5183999 (6890 words)

	Audubon: Birds & Science
		This effort known as the Important Bird Areas Program (IBA) recognizes that habitat loss and fragmentation are the most serious threats facing populations of birds across America and around the world.
		By working through partnerships, principally the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, to identify those places that are critical to birds during some part of their life cycle (breeding, wintering, feeding, migrating) we hope to minimize the effects that habitat loss, and degradation have on bird populations.
		This IBA supports the largest population in the state and one of the largest in the northeast.
	www.audubon.org /bird/iba (329 words)

	Birding - Niagara Parks, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
		The ducks can be seen diving and bobbing for fish downstream from a floating boom Canada and the United States installs across the head of the Niagara River each winter to hold back massive fields of lake ice.
		From observation areas overlooking the Niagara River Gorge and Sir Adam Beck Generating Stations, thousands can be seen engaging in a feeding frenzy as the generating stations' turbines slice up fish before serving them back to the river.
		This was the first documented case of peregrine falcons choosing a natural area to nest in southern Ontario, and it was spectacular for countless visitors who caught a glimpse of these powerful birds of prey soaring through the mist near the Horseshoe Falls.
	www.niagaraparks.com /nature/birding.php (670 words)

	Bird Times Magazine Baraband Parakeet Profile
		During breeding season, which occurs from December to September in the wild, the birds are typically observed in groups of eight to 10.
		The birds have long been prized for their ability to grow tame quickly, and they are peaceful with other congenial birds.
		The baraband parakeet's elite status was confirmed at the 1999 National Cage Bird Show, the largest bird show in the United States, held during November in Buffalo, New York.
	www.petpublishing.com /birdtimes/breeds/baraband.shtml (998 words)

	IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS
		The State of Alaska has a land mass of more than 365 million acres, 47,000 miles of marine shoreline, 100,000 glaciers, more than 3 million lakes and rivers, and a diversity of habitats that range from temperate rainforest to Arctic tundra.
		An estimated 60-70 % of the 218 km2 Izembek Lagoon is vegetated with eelgrass.
		Given some of the unique bird species and community assemblages a number of projects are focused on the birds and their habitats of the Lower San Pedro River.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /important_bird_areas.htm (1848 words)

	Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge - Wildlife and Habitat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Over 265 species of birds have been documented on the refuge, including raptors, shore and wading birds, and more than 100 songbird species.
		Shiawassee Refuge is designated as a United States Important Bird Area (IBA) for its global significance to migratory waterfowl.
		It is also one of six focus areas designated by the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Basin Joint Venture of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/WildHabitat.cfm?ID=31520 (122 words)

	Canadian Important Bird Area Criteria
		Sites were identified by Bird Studies Canada with the aid of a Technical Steering Committee, using a set of criteria that are consistent with other IBA programs throughout the world, while at the same time being applicable to the Canadian context.
		For the purposes of this category, the Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) as defined in November 1999 by the NABCI mapping subcommittee, are being used to reflect biomes.
		Where differing estimates existed, either the lowest or an average estimate was used whichever seemed appropriate for the species; this depended on the disparity between estimates, the date of the estimate and the quality of the source.
	www.bsc-eoc.org /iba/ibacriteria.jsp (2493 words)

	Audubon Ohio : Important Bird Areas
		For example, public areas may be conserved by open-space acquisition and by working with land managers to improve habitat management practices for key species of birds.
		As NABCI bird conservation plans are developed, IBAs will provide the specific on-the-ground sites at which to implement conservation efforts to ensure the protection of all bird species in all habitats throughout North America.
		By focusing attention on discrete areas that harbor the most critical bird populations, the IBA Program is an efficient and common sense approach to promote bird conservation.
	www.audubon.org /chapter/oh/oh/bsc/ibas.html (669 words)

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		High bird habitat values for migratory and resident waterfowl and other birdlife are supported by mature mast-bearing hardwoods, dense canopy cover, diversity of under story vegetation, and the abundance of snags, cavities, and nesting and refuge sites.
		Texas is the second most populous state in the United States, with a 1994 population of 18.4 million.
		State agency resource management, while the most frequent, is nevertheless limited and fragmented, due to their limited missions and the remoteness of the lake from the state capitols and principal regional administrative centers.
	www.ramsar.org /cop7/cop7181cs23.doc (18440 words)

	Division of Bird Habitat Conservation Birdscapes-Project Profiles - United States: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		Birds such as Virginia rail, swamp sparrow, and northern saw-whet owl mingle with fl bear, red-spotted newt, wood frogs, and an abundance of other species.
		By the mid 1800s, much of the State’s prairie was gone—as settlers moved westward the prairie fell to the plow.
		Habitat enhancements include the installation of two permanent water-control structures, the creation of an island of protected habitat, the enlargement of open-water areas, the planting of vegetation along the water’s edge and throughout the upland area, and the installation of mechanical filtration devices to pre-treat storm water before it enters the wetlands.
	library.fws.gov /birdscapes/sprsum03/Ppus.html (1480 words)

	Important Bird Area (IBA) Program for Iowa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Birds have long been recognized as indicators of the health of Planet Earth’s ecological systems.
		In the United States 1 of every 5 species of birds (20%) are showing serious population declines.
		Our hope is that the vital habitats that become officially recognized as Iowa’s Important Bird Areas will be a source of pride and will receive a higher priority for future conservation programs in Iowa, as they have in other states around the nation.
	www.iowabirds.org /IBA/default_old.asp (626 words)

	Vicksburg National Military Park - Birds (U.S. National Park Service)
		As part of the central flyway of the United States, the Mississippi River Valley has become a major habitat corridor for migrating and breeding bird species.
		The area around Vicksburg, and particularly in the park, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by the National Audubon Society, and presents a mixture of hardwood forest, riparian, grassland, and edge habitat.
		Bird surveys conducted by the Audubon Society from 2003 through 2005, have identified over 180 species within Vicksburg National Military Park, including several species of conservation or high conservation priority, such as the white-eyed vireo, worm-eating warbler, hooded warbler, orchard oriole, Swainson’s warbler, and Kentucky warbler.
	www.nps.gov /vick/naturescience/birds.htm (286 words)

	Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology was organized in 1939 to encourage the study of Wisconsin birds.
		The aims have since expanded to emphasize all of the many enjoyable aspects of birding and to support the research and habitat protection necessary to preserve Wisconsin birdlife.
		Members in the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology include those who enjoy birds attracted to their homes by feeders and bird houses, those who pursue field study or bird banding as a hobby, and those who engage in ornithology professionally.
	www.uwgb.edu /birds/wso (112 words)

	ASNH New Hampshire Birding Information - Important Bird Areas
		Announcing the New Hampshire Important Bird Area Program By Pam Hunt and Ellen Snyder The Audubon Society of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, and UNH Cooperative Extension are working in partnership with the state's Partners in Flight (PIF) Committee to create an Important Bird Area (IBA) Program.
		In the United States, the IBA program is overseen by the National Audubon Society (www.audubon.org/bird/iba/index.html), with 40 states currently participating.
		The goal of the program is to identify and conserve areas that are critical to one or more bird species for breeding, feeding, wintering, or migration.
	www.nhaudubon.org /birdinfo/iba.htm (490 words)

	Welcome to Montana Audubon
		By focusing attention on areas that are especially important for birds, the IBA Program is a valuable tool for helping set conservation priorities.
		The net result is that millions of acres of habitat, significant portions of which are crucial for birds, are waiting to be evaluated for possible inclusion in the IBA Program.
		As a science-based means of helping set conservation priorities for birds, an IBA cannot be identified in the absence of sound data on (1) the occurrence of species of high conservation priority and/or (2) the occurrence of exceptionally high numbers of birds, or of a high diversity of bird species, in an area.
	www.mtaudubon.org /html/science_important_bird_areas.html (1112 words)

	Missouri State Guide and CA Yellow Pages at SuperPages.com
		The central area north of the Missouri River was the stomping ground of Daniel Boone, and to the west, the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails crossed the land.
		Long-staple cotton is an important crop in the fertile alluvial plain of the Mississippi River.
		State Parks - Water-related activities, hiking, riding, various other sports, picnicking and visitor centers, as well as camping, are available in many of these areas.
	www.superpages.com /cities/unitedstates/Missouri-more.html (773 words)

	DAS ONLINE: Important Bird Areas in Delaware
		Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are sites that provide essential habitat for one or more species of bird.
		Important Bird Areas often support a significant proportion of one or more species’ total population.
		Globally Important Bird Areas are found in all 50 states and include many of the best-known sites for birds in the country, such as: the Everglades National Park, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – and the Delaware Bay, which includes much of Delaware's Coastal Zone.
	www.delawareaudubon.org /birding/globaliba.html (861 words)

	May Any Birds Be Affected by a Shipbreaking Facility?
		State IBA's are identified by the National Audubon Society (see Oregon's Important Bird Areas).
		Areas not included in the Yaquina Bay Continental IBA are those zoned for heavy development (e.g., bayfront to the shipping terminal [see Development Management unit colored brown in Figure 3], South Beach Marina, and the north shore from Coquille Point to River Bend) and Flesher, Johnson, McCaffery, Parker, and Poole Sloughs).
		The Bay Bridge site is not included in the IBA area but it is adjacent to Idaho Flats and Sally's Bend that are included in the Continental and State Important Bird Area designations (see Figure 2 and Figure 3).
	www.orednet.org /~rbayer/salvage/birds.htm (1166 words)

	California State Guide and CA Yellow Pages at SuperPages.com
		Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, California became part of what was to be the coastal boundary of the United States in 1848.
		Perhaps the most important event in California's history was the discovery of gold in January of 1848, which set off a sudden mass migration that transformed the drowsy, placid countryside and accelerated the opening of the Far West by several decades.
		State Parks - Water-related activities, hiking, riding, various other sports, picnicking, nature trails, and visitor centers, as well as camping, are available in many of California's parks.
	www.superpages.com /cities/unitedstates/California-more.html (925 words)

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		The area of East Lake to the high water line is 837 acres; this includes the part owned by the refuge and the part privately owned.
		The area of the tract, plus the part of the lake that is privately owned equals 2,035 acres.
		Birding trips to the lakes are arranged during many of the local birding festivals in the area.
	www.manomet.org /WHSRN/viewsite-new.php?id=76 (1175 words)

	University of Georgia: News & Information
		The IBA program is a global effort, managed by the Audubon Society in the United States, to identify areas that are most important for maintaining bird populations and focus conservation efforts at protecting these sites.
		IBA designation recognizes properties that are critical to birds during some part of their life cycle (breeding, wintering, feeding and migrating) with the hope of minimizing the effects that habitat loss and degradation have on bird populations, according to the Audubon Society.
		The O’Grady’s soon discovered the acreage at the garden resulted in too limited a number of bird species to meet the IBA specifications, so nearby Whitehall Forest was added to the total area before the application was submitted.
	www.uga.edu /news/artman/publish/061027_BirdArea.shtml (494 words)

	Newport News-Times: Alsea Bay designated as 'Important Bird Area'
		The Oregon IBA program scientifically identifies the top sites important to bird conservation and promotes the preservation, restoration, and improvement of avian values at these sites through partnerships, education and citizen monitoring.
		The IBA program has identified more than 100 important bird areas throughout Oregon and of those, approximately one-third are on the coast - including offshore rocks, estuaries, and a few beaches as well as two marine sites.
		"The Oregon IBA program highlights important bird areas, drawing attention to the important habitats that need protection and in the case of Alsea Bay, that these are great locations for birding," Lowe added.
	www.newportnewstimes.com /articles/2004/09/01/business/business12.txt (771 words)

	Wildlife
		Over 200 species of migratory birds (277 total recorded species), including raptors, shore and wading birds, and more than 100 songbird species visit the refuge annually.
		Shiawassee NWR is designated as a United States Important Bird Area for its global significance to migratory waterfowl.
		Controlling the level of water in these areas is the refuge's most important wildlife management objective.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/Shiawassee/ShiawasseeNWRWildlife.htm (406 words)

	Wisconsin IBA Overview
		In general, an IBA should exist as an actual or potential protected area, with or without buffer zones, or should have the potential to be managed in some way for birds and general nature conservation.
		An IBA might, therefore, be important at the global level, at a continental or regional level (the U.S., Mexico, and Canada), at the national level, or at the state level.
		Once a site is recognized as an Important Bird Area, the IBA program will work with stakeholders and interested parties to develop and coordinate plans for management on the site.
	www.wisconsinbirds.org /IBA/overview.htm (572 words)

	WDNR - Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area
		Horicon Marsh is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States.
		While this marsh in renown for its migrant flocks of Canada geese, it is also home to more than 260 kinds of birds which have been sighted over the years.
		Due to its importance to wildlife, Horicon Marsh has been designated as a "Wetland of International Importance" and a "Globally Important Bird Area." Horicon Marsh is both a state wildlife area and national wildlife refuge.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/wildlife/reclands/horicon (130 words)

	Newport News-Times: Audubon chapters name Siletz Bay an Important Bird Area
		Birds are an indicator of the health of natural habitat; a healthy native bird population is indicative of a healthy ecosystem."
		Audubon is celebrating its centennial year of protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them.
		The Audubon Society's national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
	www.newportnewstimes.com /articles/2005/10/21/news/news18.txt (591 words)

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