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Bird Records Committees | Bird Monitoring/Census
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Bird Records Committees
Bird Monitoring / Census / Surveys
Breeding Bird Studies / Monitoring Programs (N America)
- North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Results and Analysis 1966-2004. Started in 1966, the BBS is a large-scale survey of North American birds with the primary objective of estimating population change for songbirds. Run by Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Department of the Interior, Laurel, MD, USA. Website is divided into General Information, Survey Results, Analytical Tools, Learning Tools and is a good source of information about distributions and population changes of North American birds.
- US: Great Backyard Bird Count Each year during the President's Day weekend, scientists and bird enthusiasts can learn a lot by knowing where the birds are. The GBBC aims to take a snapshot of North American bird populations with the help of birdwatchers. Everyone's contribution is important. It doesn't matter whether you identify, count, and report the 5 species coming to your backyard feeder or the 75 species you see during a day's outing to a wildlife refuge. You can read reports and view lists and maps from past GBBCs at the website.
- Grassland Birds of North America A summary of population trends and distributions of breeding and wintering populations, as documented by the BBS and CBC. Info-rich website includes data, graphs, maps, species accounts.
- Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) A cooperative effort among public agencies, private organizations and the bird banders of North America to provide long-term data on the productivity, survivorship and population sizes of target landbird species through constant-effort mist netting, banding and point-counts during the breeding season. Relies increasingly on contribution of data from volunteer cooperators.
- Bird Monitoring Lists some monitoring programs of national interest undertaken by various US and Canadian agencies.
- Bird Monitoring in North America A links hub for bird monitoring programs in North America.
Bird Atlases / Species Distribution Maps (US)
- California: San Diego County Bird Atlas Project launched February 1997. Website includes project overview, species accounts, incidental observation form, notable discoveries, and reports from the field.
- California: Los Angeles County Breeding Bird Atlas Website contains info about the project, atlas handbook, casual observation form, newsletter Nest Notes (table of contents).
- Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas Ten years in the making, this 600-page book describes the breeding distribution and biology of 265 species. Web page gives details of how to order your copy.
- Illinois Birds Website includes species list and distribution maps.
- Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Web page reviews the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas, published November 1996.
- Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas Web page gives some info about the project which involved data collection from 1992 to end 1997.
- Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas Website includes species distribution maps and quad-level species list.
- Maryland Breeding Bird Atlas Web page by Maryland Ornithological Society describes the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Includes order form.
- New Jersey Breeding Bird Atlas Web page gives some background info on the project with a request for help on some difficult-to-detect species.
- Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Website includes info about atlasing, the project (how to participate, resources, sponsors etc) and links.
- South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas Website includes project results from fieldwork that took place between 1988-93, plus species distribution maps.
- Washington State Breeding Bird Atlas Website contains detailed info on the methodology, and species distribution maps.
- Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas Ongoing project begun in 1995. Website contains methodology, data summaries, species distribution maps, atlasers' biographies, casual observation form, and links.
Christmas Bird Counts
- Christmas Bird Count Sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Began in 1900 and now involves over 40,000 participants. Birders count birds within a series of circular count areas each year on a pre-specified day around 25 December.
- Christmas Bird Count Database Project Web page by John W. Shipman which gives a summary of completed efforts to make Christmas Bird Count data available in computer-readable form.
Specific Groups / Regional Projects
- Adelie Penguin Monitoring Program Web page by Judy Clarke and Dr Knowles Kerry, Australian Antarctic Division, with information about research carried out at the three Australian bases in Antarctica: Casey, Davis, and Mawson.
- Canadian Peregrine Falcon Foundation Aims to document the current status and ongoing nesting and fledging activities of the Peregrine Falcon and to make such information available to the public and educational institutions; raise public awareness of the environmental issues affecting the Peregrine Falcon; and provide support to projects involving the recovery and restoration of the Peregrine Falcon. Web camera pages are now posted for nest sites in many cities including Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph, Hamilton, Etobicoke.
- Colonial Waterbird Inventory and Monitoring Web page posts the Recommended Protocol for a Regional/National Colonial Waterbird Inventory and Monitoring Program.
- Hummer/Bird Study Group Non-profit formed in 1994 for the study and preservation of hummingbirds and other Neotropical migrants. Research method primarily bird banding. Founders Bob & Martha Sargent hold 25+ first state records for numerous hummingbird species in southeastern US. Website contains hummingbird species profiles, basic feeding info, photos.
- Illinois Bluebird Project started by a group of bluebird enthusiasts to exchange information on how the bird is doing, nesting records, how to start a bluebird trail, nestboxes, problems.
- Macbride Raptor Project A non-profit devoted to the preservation of Iowa's raptors and their natural habitats through the rehabilitation of injured raptors, educational programs, and field research. Based at Univ of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College. Website includes info about different kinds of raptors, quizzes, directions to the center.
- LoonWatch A project initiated by Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Web page includes background information and links to the institutes other programs and resources.
- Project FeederWatch A Cornell Lab for Ornithology survey, running from November through March, of birds at backyard feeders involving thousands of volunteers throughout North America.
- Quetzal WebCam in the Monteverde cloud forest of Costa Rica, observing a pair of nesting quetzals. Set up by a non-profit to test the feasiblity of using Internet technologies for wildlife research and educational work.
- Raptor Center at University of Minnesota an international medical facility for birds of prey. Mission is to preserve biological diversity through medical treatment, scientific investigation, education, and management of wild populations. Website includes info on education programs, events, publications.
- Texas Hummingbird Roundup Backyard Survey A five-year Nongame and Urban Program run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to learn more about the range, distribution, favored sites, and feeding habits of hummingbirds.
- View Nesting Birds. Web page provides links to other web sites with "live" video and/or updated photographs of a pair of nesting birds. You can follow the efforts of the parents and the progress of the young by periodically visiting the sites.
- Washington GAP Analysis Programs Map/distribution analysis to prioritize preservation areas by the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
The inclusion of a group/resource on these pages does not imply endorsement by the ABA and the ABA is not responsible for the content of a listed site.
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