MMNS Ornithology Research
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Research and monitoring activities carried out or administered by museum staff are focused on species of greatest conservation need, as outlined in Mississippi's State Wildlife Action Plan. Research and monitoring bird populations are essential to adequately determine the conservation actions needed and to evaluate and adjust as needed actions taken on behalf of bird conservation. Several efforts to monitor bird populations are underway in Mississippi including the Breeding Bird Survey, which targets most birds, and several others that are specific to bird groups with special monitoring needs such as secretive marsh birds and colonial waterbirds.
Examples of current research and monitoring efforts include:
- Distribution, ecology and management of Swallow-tailed Kites in Mississippi.
- Deployment of Motus stations in critical areas of Mississippi to passively detect tagged wildlife moving through the state.
- Nonbreeding status, distribution, and ecology of coastal shorebirds.
Links of Interest
Bird Conservation Plans
Bird Conservation Plans
Joint Ventures in Mississippi
Joint Ventures in Mississippi
Bird Monitoring
Bird Monitoring
Monitoring bird populations is essential to adequately determine the conservation actions needed and to evaluate and adjust as needed actions taken on behalf of bird conservation. Several efforts to monitor bird populations are underway in Mississippi including the Breeding Bird Survey, which targets most birds, and several others that are specific to bird groups with special monitoring needs such as Bald Eagles, secretive marsh birds and colonial waterbirds.
- Opportunities for Improving North American Avian Monitoring
- Breeding Bird Survey
- If you are interested in participating in bird monitoring efforts in Mississippi, please call (601) 576-6000 or email for more information.
Ornithological Societies
Ornithological Societies
Books of Interest
Books of Interest
- Toups, J.A., and J.A. Jackson. 1987. Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast. Jackson, Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi.
- Toups, J.A., J. Bird and S.J. Peterson. 2004. Guide to Birding Coastal Mississippi and Adjacent Counties. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books.
- Turcotte, W.H., and D.L. Watts. 1999. Birds of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi.