A Decade of Collaborative Restoration in the Verde River Watershed
Tracy Stephens, Program Director, and Nancy L.C. Steele, D.Env, Executive Director, Friends of the Verde River Friends of the Verde River (Friends) is a non-profit located in Cottonwood, Arizona, that...
View ArticleLong-term Bird Data Collection Yields Insights for the Future
By Adam Hannuksela, Sonoran Joint Venture, Aya Pickett, Tucson Audubon Society, and The Institute for Bird Populations The Sonoran Joint Venture has been supporting long-term ecological monitoring for...
View ArticleHabitat Selection of Greater Sandhill Cranes
By Daniel P. Collins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region Migratory Bird Program The lower Colorado River Valley (LCRV), from the Hoover Dam to the Sea of Cortez, historically supported...
View ArticleSongs in the Dark: Casting Light on Nightjars
By Logan Parker, Nightjar Survey Network & Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project Nightjars are a group of crepuscular and nocturnal birds known for their mysterious nighttime calls and cryptic...
View ArticlePaying Forward the Joy of Birding
By Kelly Smith, Birders’ Exchange Program Manager, American Birding Association Birders’ Exchange provides bird watching equipment and resources to organizations in the United States, Canada, Latin...
View ArticleMovements and Natal Dispersal of Western Burrowing Owls
By Jordan Mario Ramírez Arteaga, Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences, State University of Sonora The Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) is a small bird of prey, and unusual in...
View ArticleMarsh Birds of the Colorado River Delta
By Stefanny Villagomez-Palma1, Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta1,2, Alejandra Calvo1, Eduardo Soto1Pronatura Noroeste1 & Cornell Lab of Ornithology2 Marsh birds strongly depend upon the emergent vegetation...
View ArticleBinational Conservation of Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail
By Hiram Moreno, Autonomous University of Baja California, Horacio de la Cueva, CICESE, and Hans Sin, California Department of Fish and Wildlife The Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail (Rallus obsoletus...
View ArticleSJV Staff Changes
Emily Clark recently announced her departure from her role as the Sonoran Joint Venture’s Communications and Partnerships Specialist. On behalf of the Sonoran Joint Venture, I want to thank Emily for...
View ArticleSJV seeks a Mexico Coordinator
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe Sonoran Joint Venture is a transnational alliance that brings together diverse partners from the U.S. and Mexico to conserve the unique birds and habitats of the southwestern...
View ArticleWelcome to our new Mexico Coordinator!
The Sonoran Joint Venture is thrilled to announce the hiring of Celene Moncayo as our first-ever Mexico Coordinator. Celene brings more than twenty years of experience in biological conservation and...
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