A whimbrel spotted during the Global Shorebird Count. Jean Carlos Vega

Evaluating Disturbance to Migrating and Overwintering Shorebirds in the Caribbean

To date, little is known about the extent and management of human disturbance to shorebirds in the Caribbean. Thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, BirdsCaribbean and Virginia Tech recently partnered to survey Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) monitors’ experiences with disturbance at the wetland sites they monitor. CWC monitors first provided feedback via a focus group to share …