Every fall, billions of birds travel thousands of miles from the Driftless Area to Central and South America to escape North America’s cold, snowy winters. Known as Neotropical migrants, or “neotrops” for short, they depend on tropical habitats for survival when they aren’t raising families during our balmy summer.
Many of “our birds” have far flung winter homes. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks spend the winter in rainforests surrounding ancient Mayan ruins in Belize. Mangroves along the Atlantic Coast of Panama provide habitat for Prothonotary Warblers. Cerulean Warblers seek refuge in lush, mist-laden foothills in the Andes mountains of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
While Driftless Birds is focused on protecting important habitats in the Driftless Area, we also recognize the need to support conservation of distant wintering habitats. To that end, we partner with international conservation organizations working to secure a future for Latin America’s globally important tropical forests.
Partner Organizations:
