The Painted Bunting is like a flying rainbow. A fairly common finch in coastal and south-central U.S., their bright colors make them attractive for illegal trade in their wintering grounds of south Florida, the Caribbean and, Mexico. This illegal activity puts tremendous pressure on their population. A recent rangewide survey of this bunting indicates that [...]
The Prothonotary Warbler is a beautiful sight with it’s yellow-orange head and breast and gray wings. It’s found in southern-wooded swamps and winters in Central and South America. ACJV staff and partners work to protect large tracts of forested wetlands in the Southeastern US, e.g., through the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grants Program. [...]
Reddish Egret have a large range across the southern portions of the U.S. but their habitat is restricted to a small belt of coastal habitat. They are the least common heron species but stalk their prey in a similar manner. Their pursuit is akin to dancing as they leap, jump and spin before catching dinner. [...]
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council recommended funding six ACJV project in four states. If funded, partners in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, and South Carolina will receive nearly $5 million dollars in grant funds with close to $12 million in match, protecting or enhancing over 9,105 acres.
The Semipalmated Sandpiper is one of the more common “peeps” we see along the Atlantic Coast. Shorebird populations as a whole show a significant decline and without immediate cooperative conservation efforts, the outlook is grim. ACJV staff and partners work together to implement the strategies outline in the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation Business Strategy. The [...]
The Maine Wetlands Protection Coalition and the South Carolina Working Group of the South Atlantic Migratory Bird Initiative received the 2014 North American Migratory Bird Joint Venture Conservation Champions Award. The organizations are recognized for their leadership and participation in efforts to protect migratory birds and their habitats. The Maine Wetlands Protection Coalition is a [...]
The Swallow-tailed Kite is a raptor found in the southeastern U.S. and winters in South America. It preys upon flying insects and small vertebrates, such as lizards and snakes, found in the tops of trees. They are distinguished by a striking pattern of white on black and their forked tail. Gregarious in all seasons, this [...]
Wood Thrush live in deciduous forests of the northern U.S. Their brown backs and brown-spotted breast blend into the forest floor as they scurry around for invertebrates to eat. This once common species is in sharp decline due to habitat loss on it Central American wintering grounds, cowbird nest parasitism, and acid rain which limits [...]
Northern/boreal forest of the ACJV region is composed primarily of cone-bearing, needle-leaved, or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in the northern portions of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The boreal forest is characterized predominantly by a limited number of conifer species—i.e., pine, spruce, larch, fir and to a lesser degree by some deciduous genera such as [...]
Riparian systems occur along rivers and streams that periodically crest their channel confines, causing flooding. They are also in evidence in places in which a meandering channel creates new sites for plant life to take root and grow. The soils and amount of moisture they contain are influenced by the adjacent stream or river. The [...]