Big Atlas Weekend 2023 Winner - Terry Bohling
Nearly 300 atlasers turned out for the third annual Big Atlas Weekend in NY this year. They battled rain and wind and documented 192 species over 813 cumulative hours and submitted 1251 checklists!
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Big Atlas Weekend 2023 Winner - Cindy Edwardson
Nearly 300 atlasers turned out for the third annual Big Atlas Weekend in NY this year. They battled rain and wind and documented 192 species over 813 cumulative hours and submitted 1251 checklists!
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Atlas Action of the Week - Winners for July 2023
Here are the names of atlasers that completed the Atlas Actions of the Week in July. Congratulations!
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Getting Your List of Confirmed Species
Many people have been asking how to get a list of all the species they have confirmed. You can’t get it by clicking on your total confirmed species on the atlas home page; that will take you to your life list.
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How do I know when a block is complete?
How do I know when a block is done? Now that we are in the latter part of the breeding season, you may be starting to wonder how to determine if a block is done.
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July is Fledgling Month!
Some birders take a respite during July because it's hot and few rare birds are to be found, but it's prime time to be out atlasing because July is peak fledgling month. Fledglings are funny and a joy to watch.
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Atlas Action of the Week - Winners for June 2023
Here are the names of atlasers that completed the Atlas Actions of the Week in June. Congratulations!
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Big Atlas Weekend 2023 Results!
Despite the rainy weather across New York, we had a decent showing for Big Atlas Weekend 2023. Nearly 300 intrepid atlasers braved the elements to gather a ton of important data.
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Big Atlas Weekend 2023
The Big Atlas Weekend is back! This exciting annual event is a fun way for birders to document breeding birds and come together as a birding community.
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Atlasing by Bike
I started atlasing by bicycle early in the Atlas 2000 project, and it remains my preferred means of atlasing whenever and wherever I can during the NYBBAIII project. It is a great way to cover those rural roads in the priority block you are atlasing, and I highly recommend trying it for those that are physically able to.
