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Rock Creek Park
14-May-08

The migratory bird exhibit team toured Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC to see migratory birds in all their glory.

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Shade-Grown Coffee Plantations

Play a key role in the conservation of migratory birds, which find a sanctuary in their forest-like environment. The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center has developed the only 100%-organic shade-grown coffee certification.

Find out what you can do to help migratory birds and promote a better environment through the "Bird Friendly®" seal of approval.

Hummingbirds

Tiny, pugnacious, and jewel-like.

Hummingbird hovering at flowers

 

Quiz

How much do you know about migratory birds?

Summer Tanager

 

Photographers

Gerhard Hofmann sent us this Crested Caracara.

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Cutting Edge Research

We are a world leader in avian population ecology and behavior studies. Our long-term research program, with some studies running for over 2 decades, is focused on understanding the effects of environmental change on migratory bird populations.

Outreach

Disseminating information to the ornithological community, policy makers, teachers, students, and the public.

 

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