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In 1974, Brian Harrington of Manomet organized the volunteer-based International Shorebird Survey (ISS). For more than 45 years, hundreds of shorebird enthusiasts have conducted over 100,000 ISS field surveys during spring and fall migrations to gather information on shorebirds and to contribute to scientists’ understanding of species populations and trends.

The information gathered through the ISS has proven pivotal to a wide range of shorebird endeavors across the hemisphere including national shorebird conservation plans, site nominations for the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, and recently the 3 Billion Birds project.

Paul Smith, Environment and Climate Change Canada & 3-Billion Birds co-author; Brian Harrington, ISS, Founder & Manomet Scientist Emeritus;
and Manomet's Brad Winn, ISS, Director; Arne Lesterhuis, ISS, Latin America & Caribbean; and Lisa Schibley, ISS, North America talk about the project, its history and future, how the data used, and share stories from the field. They also answer questions about how to contribute: how to pick a site, how to survey, and how to submit data.

If you are a shorebird enthusiast, or want to be one, learn more about the International Shorebird Survey and how you can contribute to this citizen science effort!