OspreyWatch program launched online
February 2012: The Center for Conservation Biology has launched Project OspreyWatch, a project created to engage a global community to collect data on breeding osprey. Linked by an interest in osprey and a concern for the health of the aquatic environments on which they rely, this community will for the first time provide a global perspective on this charismatic species. The mission of Project OspreyWatch is to bring citizen scientists together in order to collect information 7 week old osprey chick. Photo by Bryan Watts on a large enough spatial scale to be useful in addressing three of the most pressing issues facing aquatic ecosystems including global climate change, depletion of fish stocks, and environmental contaminants. Read more in the press release.

Goshen, a shorebird tracked by scientists, becomes second study bird to be lost on Guadeloupe
September 2011: A second whimbrel, tracked by CCB as part of a long-term migration study, has been lost in a shooting swamp on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Goshen was lost in a heavily hunted swamp just north of the town of Port-Louis almost immediately upon arrival on the island. It now appears that both Machi and Goshen were shot in the morning of 12 September shortly after arriving on the island. Read more in the press release.

Machi, a shorebird tracked by scientists, survives tropical storm only to be killed by hunters on Guadeloupe
September 2011: A whimbrel, tracked by CCB via satellite for 2 years as part of a migration study, was shot by a hunting party this morning on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe (French West Indies). The bird named "Machi" had just flown through Tropical Storm Maria and made landfall on Montserrat before flying to Guadeloupe. Read more in the press release.

Bald eagle nests along James River battered by Hurricane Irene
September 2011: Bald eagle nests along the historic James River were hit hard by Hurricane Irene. Of 154 nests examined during an aerial survey on 3 September 36 (23.4%) showed visible damage and 32 (20.8%) were lost outright. Read more in the press release.

Virginia bald eagle breeding population continues upward trajectory
September 2011: CCB has compiled 2011 survey results for the Virginia bald eagle population. The 2011 survey checked more than 1,000 nests and monitored 726 occupied territories. This number represents an 6.2% increase over 2010. Read more in the press release.

Whimbrels survive migration through Hurricane Irene
August 2011: Read national press articles on the migration of satellite tracked Whimbrels through the Caribbean.

2011 Bald Eagle Nest Locations Available Online
August 2011: Visit CCB's VA Eagles website to view 2011 eagle nest locations on Google Maps. 2011 Eagle survey report available for download.

CCB announces: The return of Hope the Whimbrel to Virginia
August 2011 - Hope the whimbrel has made a full loop, returning to the Eastern Shore of VA after 2 years of CCB tracking with a satellite transmitter. This bird has made multiple long distance flights from her breeding ground in Alaska, to Virginia's Eastern Shore, and St Croix, USVI. Visit wildlifetracking.org to view her tracking maps.

Fall 2010 e-newsletter
January 2011: Visit the Conservation Cornerstones website to read a discussion of the Nightjar Survey Program and Land Use, Eagle survey milestone, breeding season range definition of the Saltmarsh Sparrow and more CCB research news.

Garden of Eagles Calendar
August 2011- CCB has joined VDGIF and the Wildlife Center of VA in offering the 2012 "Garden of Eagles" calendar. Uniquely highlighting the eagle pair at the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, Virginia, stunning photos from local and out-of-state photographers document the 2011 nesting season of this pair, which is watched by thousands worldwide on the WVEC EagleCam.
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2011: Eagle Nest and Tracking blogs
CCB's Reese Lukei, Jr. posts photos from the NBG Eagle Cam and satellite tracking project and leads discussions about bald eagle breeding and behavior on the CCB's eagle blog sites. Do you have questions about eagles? Visit the blog.

Working together for Black Rails
Visit the Eastern Black Rail Conservation & Management Working Group to learn about the status of black rails on the Atlantic & Gulf Coasts and join with CCB to work on the species' recovery.