The Institute for Bird Populations

The Institute for Bird Populations We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded by Dr. David DeSante in 1989.
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The Institute for Bird Populations enables science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, and ecology of birds and other wildlife. The Institute for Bird Populations is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded by Dr. David DeSante in 1989 to study the causes of bird population declines. IBP's first major initiative was the development of the Monitoring A

vian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program, a collaborative network of independent bird banding stations across North America that we continue to coordinate. Other flagship programs include the establishment of the Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal (MoSI) program to study the ecology and vital rates of Neotropical migrant birds on their wintering grounds, and the Sierra Nevada Bird Observatory to study and conserve birds in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Our work has spread to other parts of the United States and other parts of the globe, including Canada, the Neotropics, and Pacific Islands. We collaborate locally, nationally, and globally with individuals, government agencies, and NGOs in diverse fields to assess the effects of land management actions, climate change, and other ecological stressors on bird populations, and prescribe practical solutions. We use cutting-edge science, and frequently publish results in peer-reviewed journals. Our primary goals are to:

-Conduct research and monitoring that supports effective bird conservation.
-Disseminate our findings, often by publishing our research results in scientific journals.
-Help train the next generation of avian conservationists.

🪶 A Monday Mood
06/15/2026

🪶 A Monday Mood

Good luck tonight USMNT! 🪶
06/12/2026

Good luck tonight USMNT! 🪶

🪶A TUTI for your Tuesday! (The 4 letter code for Tufted Titmouse is TUTI.) A female Tufted Titmouse with a beak full of...
06/10/2026

🪶A TUTI for your Tuesday! (The 4 letter code for Tufted Titmouse is TUTI.) A female Tufted Titmouse with a beak full of bark strips for her nest- photo by Wendy Miller. Tufted Titmice nest in natural cavities, unoccupied woodpecker nest holes, and nest boxes. Only females build the nest.

Hope you find a fun place to cool off this weekend!
06/05/2026

Hope you find a fun place to cool off this weekend!

🪶Cultivating the next generation of bird nerds 😉.
06/05/2026

🪶Cultivating the next generation of bird nerds 😉.

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶
06/04/2026

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

🪶IBP has a new Acoustic Ecology project! We're partnering with the BLM in Utah & using Autonomous Recording Units (ARUs)...
05/20/2026

🪶IBP has a new Acoustic Ecology project! We're partnering with the BLM in Utah & using Autonomous Recording Units (ARUs) to survey & compare bird communities in pinyon-juniper stands that were cut in different ways (lop and scatter, chaining, etc.) at different timepoints from the 1940s to today.

Introducing 🪶 This one is from Connor Ragland who's on our Great Gray Owl crew in Stanislaus Nat'l Forest in CA. This i...
05/15/2026

Introducing 🪶 This one is from Connor Ragland who's on our Great Gray Owl crew in Stanislaus Nat'l Forest in CA. This is his 3rd season working on a IBP owl crew. Connor took this amazing photo of a nest he was checking on. The male is delivering what is probably a California vole to his mate & chick. Such a cool observation!

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