“The Atlas of Migratory Connectivity for the Birds of North America” will be published by Princeton University Press in 2016. This book (and eventually the web based information) will fill an enormous knowledge gap about migratory connectivity as it is a mapping project that capitalizes largely on the historic band-recovery data from the USGS – Bird Banding Laboratory. After the recovery of literally millions and millions of bands, there has yet to be a comprehensive analysis and compilation of these data. The stories emerging for each species are spectacular, the connections between geographic places stunning, and the biological information priceless.
We want this atlas to be the most comprehensive source of information about migratory connectivity available. To make this possible, we will include all sources of connectivity information into each species’ map including sight recoveries of marked birds, stable isotope studies, geolocator, satellite and GSM telemetry work. Therefore we are reaching out to the ornithological community to request that you send us all information relating to migratory connectivity you might have or be aware of – published or unpublished on any species. Single data points are fine – we don’t want to miss anything! We will be collecting contributions through the end of 2014. All contributions included in the atlas will be properly acknowledged. Please contact Amy Scarpignato (ScarpignatoA@si.edu) with questions or to send your information. Thank you for considering this request and we look forward to hearing from you. – Peter P. Marra & Susan Haig
