Colombia Hosts Cerulean and
Golden-winged Warbler Summit
Photos:
Christian Artuso
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November 2008 – Christian Artuso, Bird Studies Canada’s
Golden-winged Warbler Project Coordinator,
recently participated in the Third Cerulean Warbler Summit and Second
Golden-winged Warbler Summit in Colombia. The events were held October
21-25 in Bogotá D.C. and San Vicente de Chucurí. Over 80 participants
attended, including representatives from Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. The talks
and poster presentations covered themes such as migratory connectivity,
comprehensive conservation plans in both hemispheres, distributional
mapping of winter ranges, standardizing protocols, and environmental
education and community involvement.
Christian’s poster presentation
on the Golden-winged Warbler in Manitoba was well received and generated
a great deal of interest. A small working group was formed with the goal
of determining standardized protocols for measuring Golden-winged
Warbler habitat, and ultimately working toward habitat management for
the Golden-winged Warbler (to the exclusion of the Blue-winged Warbler).
Another highlight of the summit was a street parade in San Vicente,
organized by
ProAves, which featured several hundred children, many in
Cerulean Warbler or Golden-winged Warbler costumes, or carrying banners
depicting migratory birds such as the Golden-winged Warbler, Cerulean
Warbler, Canada Warbler, and Olive-sided Flycatcher.
TDWG’s Biodiversity Information
Standards Conference
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November 2008 – BSC’s Senior Scientist Denis Lepage attended
the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Annual Conference in late
October, and presented his recent work related to the
Avian Knowledge Network.
BSC is an active partner of the Avian Knowledge Network, whose primary
goal is to share biodiversity data using common standards, including
those promoted by TDWG.
Select this link
for more information about the conference and TDWG.
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