How to Participate

Take your class on a journey and travel more than 6,500 miles with millions of shorebirds as they migrate from Panama to Alaska.  Join migrating flocks of shorebirds beginning December 2006 in Panama and at key stopovers along the way to learn about the mystery and science of migration. 

A wealth of information about migration, habitat, research, technology, shorebirds, and more is available at each of the seven stopovers.  At each of the locations, classrooms can participate in a live broadcast, webcast, or chat.

Charles Duncan, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network

Stop No. 1:  Panama Bay
Panama City, Panama
Topic:  Introduction:  Birds, Birds and More Birds
Event: Broadcast on December 4, 2006 in Panama only

Stop No 2: Bay of Santa Maria
Sinaloa, Mexico
Topic:  Migration and Migratory Stopover Sites
Event: Live webcast on March 22, 2007 (separate programs in English and Spanish)

Stop No. 3: San Francisco Bay
San Francisco, California
Topic: Habitat
Event: Live webcast on April 19, 2007

Stop No. 4: Fraser River Delta
Vancouver, British Columbia
Topic:  Research and Technology
Event: Live webcast on April 24, 2007

Stop No. 5: Stikine River Delta
Wrangell, Alaska
Topic:  Shorebird Adaptations
Event:  Live web chat on May 3, 2007

Stop No. 6: Copper River Delta
Cordova, Alaska
Topic:  Status of Shorebirds Today—Big Picture
Event: Live, electronic field trip on May 10, 2007 broadcast by satellite and webcast

Stop No. 7: Arctic Slope
Barrow, Alaska
Topic:  Nesting and Breeding
Event: Live web chat on May 17, 2007

Resources for each of the key migration stopovers are available.  Please explore the web site to find:

• Short videos with researchers
• Google Earth tours
• Lesson plans
• Links to live webcams
• Maps and more

Join us to learn: 

• Why birds migrate
• How they travel such great distances
• What they need to make the journey
• How the changing environment is affecting their habitats
• What people can do to preserve and protect wildlife