USGS migratory bird science strengths

Over the decades, the USGS has cultivated six areas of expertise to fulfill its role as a leader in science on birds. These include: 

1. providing science applicable to the large-scale at which decisions are needed,  
2. working with partners to co-produce tools that work for them,  
3. applying a multi-disciplinary approach that leverages the diverse areas of expertise available at the USGS, from chemistry, biology, quantitative modeling and engineering to name a few,  
4. conducting long-term studies that support long-term data sets which are invaluable for determining trends and informing decisions,  
5. leveraging on the ground field expertise of scientists working across all US ecosystems and geographies, and  
6. taking a collaborative approach to share knowledge, expertise and resources across all stakeholders, with open data policies and transparent processes to ensure our work benefits all of society.  

[Image Description: Six hexagons arranged around the text "Decision-Relevant Science". Each hexagon has a label: co-production, multidisciplinary, long-term, collaborative, field expertise, large-scale. Each hexagon has an arrow pointing towards "Decision-Relevant Science".]