You've heard about the dismal report of the state of birds in the US. Here is a detailed account of the USFW et al report.
And here are a few different items regarding migratory birds and what you can do about them.
Citizen Science Is for the Birds
Open Data: Help Migratory Bird Observations Fly into the Digital Age
Help Science: Build Your Own Bird Tracker, Cheap
New project aims to digitise hand-written migration records...