Birds are essential components of natural ecosystems, effective indicators of environmental health, and the focus of an emerging ecotourism industry that represents a growing portion of the world's economy. During the course of the twentieth century, the living space and infrastructure required by an expanding human population has had a pervasive impact on the natural landscape, resulting in a direct change in the availability and distribution of the habitats required by many bird species. Restoring and maintaining healthy bird populations within these altered landscapes represents one of the most complex conservation challenges for the twenty-first century. The challenges are so far reaching and all encompassing that success will not be complete or sustainable without participation by all aspects of modern society. The primary objectives of this project are 1) to evaluate where we stand relative to regional habitat goals and 2) to begin the process of mobilizing the collective partnership embodied in the Partners-in-Flight program from conservation planning to conservation action within the mid-Atlantic region.