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March 19, 2007

Breeding Bird Atlas

Here's an interesting citizen science project: doing surveys for breeding bird atlases. The Napa-Solano Audubon Society here in California is seeking volunteers for their project, and posted an excellent description of the work:

What does an atlaser do? The county is grid into 5 km x 5 km (about 3 miles x 3 miles) blocks. Choose a block that has not been assigned (see www.napasolanoaudubon.com ~ Solano Atlas ~ click on the map; unassigned blocks lack an atlaser's name). The atlasing birder visits the block during the breeding season in order to find as many species as possible, collecting breeding evidence based on criteria set by the AOU and in our SCBBA handbook. You need not find nests; breeding evidence may include a singing male, courtship behavior, fledglings, etc. The obligation is really for one year (a typical block can be completed with 15-40 hours in the field), but as needed, you may spread your commitment out over the remainder of the project.

Posted by terrie at March 19, 2007 06:26 AM

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