Hopeful Solutions for North Carolina’s

Birds in the Face of Climate Change

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2016 Carolinas Climate Resilience

Conference

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September 12, 2016

John James

Audubon

Red Knots

Audubon’s Conservation Wingspan

Audubon.org/climate

Audubon.org/climate

World’s Longest-Running Citizen Science Project

(1900-Present)

51 CBC Data Collection Areas in North Carolina!

Annual Mean TemperatureMean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly [max temp. - min temp.]) Isothermality (Mean Diurnal Temp. Range/Temp. Annual Range) Maximum Temperature of Warmest Month Minimum Temperature of Coldest Month Temperature Annual Range Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter Annual Precipitation Precipitation of Wettest Month Precipitation of Driest Month Precipitation of Wettest Quarter Precipitation of Driest Quarter Precipitation of Warmest Quarter Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

CBC & BBS data = “Climate Signature” for each bird species

SHIFT

CONTRACT

EXPAND

Current vs. Future Ranges

Climate Change Threat to North America’s Birds

274 birds

188 birds

126 birds

Stable or Grow

Climate Threatened (>50% range loss by 2080)

Climate Endangered (>50% range loss by 2050)

Political Polarization at All-Time High

Map: TNC, Dan Majka

Putting the

Pieces

Together

PRIVATE

LANDOWNER

PARTNERSHIPS

Donal C. O’brien Sanctuary

on Currituck Sound

(Corolla, NC)

Photo: Mark Buckler

Living Laboratory Adapting to Sea Level Rise

Pioneering Marsh Resiliency Strategies

Photo: Walker Golder

Photo: Lindsay Addison

Photo: Will Stuart

Changing the conversation on climateAudubon NC Ambassadors Program

CSABA GODENY/CATERS NEWS

Photo-Dawn Crawford

Greg Andeck

Senior Manager, Conservation Solutions

Audubon North Carolina

gandeck@audubon.org

(919) 929-3899 ext. 305

John James

Audubon