MCP Story Maps

Check out Story Maps about our tracking projects! Click on the image or the title above to view the Story Maps.


Where We Work

See where we work, read about the techniques we use to track migratory birds, and get more information about each of our main projects.

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Credit: Bay Abdullah and Leslie Zuniga, University of Houston Honors College Smithsonian Internship Program (updated 2020 by Allison Huysman, MCP)


Pacific Loons

Learn about the biology of Pacific Loons and view tracking maps of their incredible migration.

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Credit: Leslie Zuniga, University of Houston Honors College Smithsonian Internship Program


Brown Pelicans

Learn about the history of the Chesapeake Bay and its relationship to Brown Pelicans, alongside beautiful videos and maps from our tracking project.

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Credit: Katie Hahler, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation


Long-billed Curlews

Follow the migratory pathway of Long-billed Curlews that we tracked from Texas to Saskatchewan.

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Credit: Bay Abdullah, University of Houston Honors College Smithsonian Internship Program


Common Nighthawks

 Learn the story of Common Nighthawk migration by watching the animation here, or read more in our paper in Ecography.