The Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) is a nonprofit membership organization working to conserve the birds of the Caribbean and their habitats through research, education, conservation action and capacity building. Founded in 1988, SCSCB is the largest single bird conservation organization in the Greater Caribbean region, including Bermuda, the Bahamas and all islands within the Caribbean basin. To read more about us - click here.
LATEST NEWS:
Lesser Antilles Seabird Poster Competition! The nature conservation charity, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC), is launching a poster competition, ‘Why are Seabird Important’? Open to all schools from Grenada to Anguilla, EPIC is offering fantastic prizes to both students and schools. Click here to read more.
Celebrate our 9th Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival with us! We are pleased to announce the celebration of the Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF) from April 22nd to May 22nd, 2010. Click here to read more about the festival and the theme this year - The Power of Partnerships.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN A WETLAND MONITORING WORKSHOP IN NEGRIL, JAMAICA (FEBRUARY 2010). The Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) is pleased to announce that it is will be hosting a 4-day workshop, Promoting Caribbean Wetland Conservation: A Training Workshop for Monitoring, Education, and Conservation, 22-25 February 2010, in Negril, Jamaica. Click here to read more about the workshop and how to apply to attend.
Exciting discovery of the Cuban Kite in the eastern mountains of Cuba! - Read about recent expeditions, sightings, and photographs of the critically endangered Cuban Kite. Click here
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) in the Caribbean - October 2009 - We invite you to celebrate in your country! Click here to learn more about the festival and available resources for this year's theme: CELEBRATE BIRDS IN CULTURE.
SCSCB Raffle 2009 Underway - click here to see the 8 fabulous prizes and purchase a ticket!
Media Release - SCSCB Meeting in Antigua, July 14-18, 2009 - click here to read about the meeting. The theme was: Beyond the beach—Birds and Tourism for Sustainable Islands.
Caribbean endangered birds featured in Caribbean Beat! - Bird life in the Caribbean seems to be flourishing, but some species are threatened. Writer James Fuller goes birdwatching in search of them. Read the article online here of download the PDF here.
Report on SCSCB-WHMSI Bird Monitoring Training Workshop, Nassau, Bahamas, 19-12 February 2009 - Twenty-six participants from eighteen West Indian islands and two Caribbean rim countries took part in the SCSCB’s five-day Bird Monitoring Training Workshop at the Bahamas National Trust in Nassau, Bahamas, 19-23 February. The participants included Executive Directors of NGOs in charge of protected areas, ornithologists, and conservation biologists employed to governments and NGOs, protected area wardens and volunteers. All shared a common interest in learning monitoring methodologies and how to use the results from monitoring to more effectively conserve and manage migratory and resident bird species. The workshop included a complete introduction to designing, implementing, analyzing and reporting basic bird monitoring programmes in the region. To read more about the workshop and SCSCB's new regional bird monitoring training program and see photos from the workshop, click here.
SCSCB announces the launch of eBird Caribbean - Check out the new "regional" portal to eBird—you can enter your bird observations and view bird records for any country in the Caribbean region from this portal. We invite you to check out this invaluable online data base of bird records and join our international network of birding enthusiasts, ornithologists and conservationists. With this application you can keep track of all your personal bird observations and at the same time contribute to expanding our knowledge of bird distribution and abundance in each country in the Caribbean. The system is available in English, Spanish and French. Portals for Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and US Virgin Islands can also be accessed from eBird Caribbean regional page (click on Acknowledgements) or click here.
Two Bird Monitoring Workshops offered in 2009 - Learn how to design and implement a bird monitoring program, mist net and band birds, and more! For more information, click here.
Birds Caribbean Yahoo Discussion Group
SCSCB sponsors a Yahoo e-group. The purpose of this e-group is to keep you informed about the society's activities and important conservation and ornithological developments in the region, including news on current projects, new resources, upcoming workshops and conferences, funding opportunities, and Working Group updates. The list also provides opportunities for discussion among members about key issues related to bird conservation and research in the region. To subscribe to the society's e-group, send a blank email to birdscaribbean-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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