Explore Data
MSP has large, rich data sets from years of collecting observations from citizen scientists.
MSP has large, rich data sets from years of collecting observations from citizen scientists.
Review our data collection protocols, or show other how they can contribute to our project!
Meet the new survey team in Guatemala. Welcome to the Migratory Shorebird Project network!
Surveys for decision support in Central America
Check out this exciting new article from Salvadora Morales about the Migratory Shorebird Project in Central America, and the potential for new Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network sites in El Salvador.
Webinars to share results from Central and South America
Partners from all 10 participating countries in Central and South America participated in two Facebook live events to share results of shorebird surveys in their countries. Recordings of the presentations are available to view at the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Facebook site. For MSP results from Central America, click here. For results from South America, click here.
Hotspots of human-caused disturbance in western Mexico.
Learning about human-caused disturbance to shorebirds
Recent summaries of data collected during MSP surveys identified several hotspots of disturbance from Mexico south to Chile. In particular, Bahia Magdelena and Marismas Nacionales in Mexico, the Gulf of Fonseca in Honduras, and Valparaiso in Chile had the highest proportion of surveys with a source of human-caused disturbance (e.g. dogs, humans) present in the survey area. Upcoming work will assess the impacts on birds and strategies to reduce disturbance.
Here’s some highlights:
Click here for the brief report
Data analysis workshop with Migratory Shorebird Project partners at the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting during October 2019 in Panama City, Panama.
Join this ambitious 10-year, multi-partner research project to help guide shorebird conservation. You will be part of the team protecting shorebirds and wetlands from Alaska to Peru through research for conservation.
We need your help, as a scientist, a volunteer scientist, an educator, or funder.
Willets and Marbled Godwits pictured.
The Migration Phenomenon
Each year, millions of shorebirds migrate in waves from their wintering grounds along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts to their nesting grounds in Alaska and Northern Canada, including many that stop at just a few rich feeding spots along the way.