Threats and conservation Conservation Status. Spring migrants begin arriving in April and peak in late May. IUCN Conservation Status. Explore bird status and trends with maps, habitat charts, weekly migration animations, and more–all generated from modeled eBird data. Downy young leave nest shortly after hatching. Lives of North American Birds. In 1918, an avian flu virus became a devastating human contagion. Threats and conservation Conservation and management. Legal Notices Privacy Policy Contact Us. Environment Canada surveys suggest that they have in fact decreased in abundance relative to the 1970s, and face a … Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy October 1, 2005 Migratory Birds âAkekeke or Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres SPECIES STATUS: State recognized as Indigenous U.S. Shorebird Conservation PlanâHigh Concern SPECIES INFORMATION: The âakekeke, or ruddy turnstone, is a small, calico-colored