The Colorado birding community is prominent in The 110th Christmas Bird Count issue of American Birds. Three Colorado counts (Boulder, Denver and Denver Urban) are among the 58 counts that had 100 or more participants. In addition, Colorado’s own Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is mentioned in the article “Citizen Scientists Make a Difference” by Audubon Vice-President and Chief Scientist G. Thomas Bancroft. Bancroft touts the importance of CBC and BBS data for understanding long-term bird population trends and describes how the WatchList of birds at risk is developed. "Every four to six years, Audubon works with scientists from Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, American Bird Conservancy, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, and U.S. Geological Survey to evaluate birds to determine which species are of serious conservation concern." RMBO is right there with the big players as a leading avian research organization, although many people don’t realize this small organization has grown into an important regional, national and international force for bird conservation. Not only does RMBO work with larger organizations and agencies to collect and evaluate new data and score the level of conservation concern for bird species, it also manages and maintains the Partners in Flight (PIF) database where all that information and more is stored. The database is used by resource managers, scientists, conservation planners, educators, students and many others. It is the foundation for much of the coordinated landbird conservation in North America and holds data on the conservation and population status of nearly 1,200 species. RMBO is looking to increase funding commitments so the database can continue to serve agencies, organizations and the entire bird conservation community. Learn more about the Partners in Flight database at http://www.rmbo.org/v2/web/DB/Default.aspx Larry Modesitt Chairman, Board of Directors Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
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