THE PROBLEM
How to track western Wyoming curlew winter sites and migration routes?
Long-billed Curlews are North America’s largest shorebird. They breed throughout the central and western portion of the continent, nesting in rangeland, farm fields, and pastures. In late summer they migrate south and winter along coastal California, in Mexico, and the Texas Gulf Coast. They have experienced significant population declines, but across such a large range, there are multiple sub-populations that face threats and conditions unique to their region. Identifying and delineating these populations is a vital step in creating a continent-wide plan to protect this charismatic species.
