The Delaware River Watershed encompasses over 13,500 square miles. The watershed is home to over 4 million people and supplies water to over 13 million. Over 400 species of birds live here in a variety of habitats, ranging from the upland forests of New York’s Catskill Mountains to urban areas like Philadelphia and Trenton and down to the vast shores of the Delaware Bay. Such a wide variety of habitats requires unique conservation needs, due to the different types of threats that occur throughout the region. In the central portion of the watershed that includes Philadelphia, birds like the Ruddy Duck and Louisiana Waterthrush rely on waterways and riparian habitats along with other urban green spaces as stopover locations during migration and for breeding or wintering areas. Unfortunately, these habitats are threatened by interconnected challenges of water pollution, habitat degradation, and climate change. Increased flooding inflicts significant damage on communities and...