ABC Programs

American Bird Conservancy broadly divides its conservation activities into four divisions: Domestic Habitat, Conservation Advocacy (also refered to as Policy), International, and the newest division, Oceans and Islands. In addition, ABC's Science and Monitoring staff play a key role in developing the biological foundations on which much of today's bird conservation efforts are based.

Despite these divisions, there is considerable overlap in the work that each does. For example, work to prevent further declines in the Cerulean Warbler population involves Policy efforts to halt mountaintop mining in the species' Appalachian breeding grounds, Domestic Habitat efforts to reforest sites in the same area, monitoring efforts to determine Cerulean populations and trends, and conservation of habitat on its wintering grounds.

In addition ABC leads and facilitates several alliances that multiply the effectiveness of individual conservation groups by bringing them together as a single voice on specific issues, both domestic and international.