Bird Conservation Regions 12 and 23
The Western Great Lakes Region Birder Certification Program is a project of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, with funding and collaboration from:
- Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources Inventory, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
- Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative.
- Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network, National Park Service.
- US Fish & Wildlife Midwest Region.
The purpose of the Western Great Lakes Region Birder Certification Program is to provide a rigorous method for verifying field identification skills of both professional and non-professional bird observers. A major goal is to help validate the integrity of bird inventory and monitoring projects in the western Great Lakes region by improving and documenting birder identification skills.
This website also provides an educational tool for students and recreational birders of all skill levels.
Website Credits. All images used in the Flash movie are from the USFWS Digital Library: Hermit Thrush (Lee Karney), Researchers (Laura Kennedy), Northern Shrike (B.J. McCaffery), Green Wing Teals (Dave Menke), American Tree Sparrow (Dave Menke), Birdwatchers (Ronald Laubenstein), Green Heron (Eugene F. Hester), Piping Plover (Gene Nieminen), Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dave Menke), Students (Mark Bertram), Palm Warbler (Innoko NWR), Western Meadowlark (John and Karen Hollingsworth).