When bird species are declining, everyone should be concerned. For the vast majority of people, birds provide an everyday contact with wildlife and the natural world, especially in the urban environment. Protecting birds makes good business sense. Some migratory birds face serious challenges and need our help. Several species are in decline because of habitat loss, collisions with artificial structures, and environmental contaminants.
Migratory birds cross the boundaries of nations, watersheds, and ecosystems.
Conserving them must be a cooperative effort that involves multiple jurisdictions and interests. Of the 836 protected migratory bird species, some 59 species are game birds. That is, hunting seasons could be developed for them. These Include ducks, geese, swan, various pigeons, woodcock, rails, snipes and gallinules and some sea birds. They are the warblers, vireos, flycatchers, hummingbirds, swallows, and others that migrate to wintering grounds south of the United States - in Mexico, South America and Central America, and in the Caribbean.