Bring Birds Back

Dec 11: Annual meetings of taxon-specific bird groups and opening night reception.

Dec 12-14: Keynote speakers in the morning, followed by 20-minute talks throughout the day.

Dec 13: Art and Conservation Night at the Anchorage Museum. A special community event to explore art in bird conservation with presentations by Dr. Pete Marra and Garrit Vyn, local artist market, conservation non-profits, light refreshments, and cash bar.

Dec 14: Evening banquet with presentations of awards to honor best conference performers, the Pete Isleib Award, the Tom Fondell Award, and past Alaskan ornithological forerunners.

We chose this theme to highlight the peril migratory bird species face today as they transit between their breeding, migratory stopover, and wintering areas. 

During their annual cycle, resident and migratory birds encounter a variety of hazards that have led to a large-scale decline of nearly 3 billion birds between 1970 and 2017 (Rosenberg et al. 2019). 

Dr. Pete Marra, co-author of this paper, will present information related to this topic during his keynote speech at the conference and at a special community event Wednesday December 13th at the Anchorage Museum.

We encourage all attendees to consider this theme when preparing your talks and posters.  Please show the ornithological community and the public how your research, conservation, and outreach activities are helping us bring our birds back.

For thousands of years the Dena’ina have been and continue to be the stewards of this land. We respect and recognize the contributions and perspectives of the upper Cook Inlet Dena’ina.

Visit the 2023 Alaska Bird Conference’s silent auction site here: https://givebutter.com/c/alaskabirdconference/auction