Between 1966 and 1990, mean numbers of Golden-winged Warblers (GWWA) detected on North American Breeding Bird Survey routes declined across the breeding range with significant declines in Wisconsin of nearly 4% annum. Additionally, this survey indicated that GWWA declined by 8.1% annually (1966-2000) in the northeastern United States with an estimated 94% reduction in abundance. Partners in Flight listed the GWWA as one of the highest ranked species of management concern in the Upper Great Lakes Region. The US Fish and Wildlife Service includes GWWA on its list of highest conservation priority species. Around 60-70% of the world's population of GWWA is believed to breed in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. We selected Siren, WI to host this workshop because it is central to the area where a majority of the GWWA's global population breeds and hopefully participants will observe these birds in their preferred habitats prior to fall migration.