Resources
State of the Birds Reports


State of the Birds 2016
The first State of North America’s Birds Report focused on full life-cycle bird conservation, migratory connections, and international cooperation to ensure the health of the continent’s birds.

State of the Birds 2017
The 2017 State of the Birds reports links future reports to specific policy initiatives that influence bird conservation. This report focuses on Farm Bill conservation programs. Click here to view the 2017 report.

State of the Birds 2010, Climate Change
Accelerated climate change as a result of human activities is altering the natural world as we know it, diminishing the quality of our environment. This report calls attention to the collective efforts needed to protect nature’s resources for the benefit of people and wildlife.

State of the Birds 2011, Public Lands and Waters
The 2011 report provides the nation’s first assessment of the distribution of birds on public lands and helps public agencies identify which species have significant potential for conservation in each habitat. The state of our birds is a measurable indicator of how well we are doing as stewards of our environment. The signal is clear. Greater […]

State of the Birds 2014
The 2014 State of the Birds assesses the health of our nation’s bird populations through a set of habitat indicators, a Watch List of species most vulnerable to extinction, and a list of the Common Birds in Steep Decline. Habitat indicators are based on the population changes of obligate bird species—those birds restricted to a […]

State of the Birds 2013, Private Lands
The 2013 report highlights the enormous contributions private landowners make to bird and habitat conservation, and opportunities for increased contributions. Roughly 60% of land area in the United States (1.43 billion acres) is privately owned by millions of individuals, families, organizations, and corporations, including 2 million ranchers and farmers and about 10 million woodland owners. […]

State of the Birds 2009
This original State of the Birds report reveals troubling declines of bird populations during the past 40 years—a warning signal of the failing health of our ecosystems. At the same time, we see heartening evidence that strategic land management and conservation action can reverse declines of birds. This report calls attention to the collective efforts […]
Additional Resources
- Interactive Tools
- Explore Data Tools
- AKN Training
- Methods & Protocols
- Monitoring and Adaptive Management
- Species Conservation Plans
- Imperiled and Focal Species
- Interagency Special Status Sensitive Species Program
- Case Study: Adaptive Management
- PIF Plans for Oregon & Washington
- PIF Plans – Other
- State of the Birds Reports