How can the SOCNFWR address the problems of birds during migration?
The SOCNFWR is particularly suited to addressing the problems of birds in migration since it is concerned with much of the Connecticut River watershed’s expansive 7.2 million acre (2.9 million hectare) area. The Connecticut River starts near the Canadian border in New Hampshire, creates Vermont’s eastern boundary, passes through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and after 420 miles (675 kilometers), empties into Long Island Sound. An area this large contains many locations for migrant stopover visits. The SOCNFWR and its partner conservation organizations can use Migratory Bird Stopover Habitat Survey information, along with other data bases, to identify important stopover habitat locations throughout the length of the Connecticut River watershed. This information will aid the SOCNFWR and its partner organizations with the process of assembling an ecosystem scale “necklace” of protected migratory bird stopover locations. Who was involved with the Migrant Bird Stopover Habitat Survey? The
