Big Atlas Weekend - June 25-27
If this year’s “Big Day” didn’t fit into your busy spring schedule, here’s another chance to make your birding count! How about a Big Atlas Weekend?
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June Challenge: Blocks with <20 hours
In June, we challenge you to explore blocks with low coverage. Head out to a block with <20 daytime survey hours to discover a new area and help us reach our goal of completing all priority blocks!
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June Town Hall (6/8) with Brendan Fogarty
Tuesday, June 8, 7-8 pm ET For this month’s town hall, we’ll be talking to Brendan Fogarty. Brendan is a Regional Coordinator on Long Island, an eBird reviewer, and with 154 species confirmed breeding he’s also a top atlaser!
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Count Birds for Black Birders Week #BirdsOfAFeather—June 5, 2021
#BlackBirdersWeek, created by the Black AF in STEM Collective, will run May 30 to June 5 with live events and activities open to everyone. Join eBird by participating in #BirdsOfAFeather on June 5, 2021—an event for birdwatchers of all backgrounds to celebrate birds by focusing on species within 15 miles of home.
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May Challenge: Grassland Birds
In May, we challenge you to explore grasslands, an under-surveyed habitat with high conservation value. Every checklist you submit with a breeding code for grassland birds gives you a chance to win this month’s prize—an Atlas t-shirt!
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Atlas Year 2 Kick-off - April 7th @ 6:30 pm
Join the Atlas Team April 7th @ 6:30 pm for the 2021 Kick-off! Join Julie Hart (Atlas coordinator), Ian Davies (eBird project coordinator), and the Atlas Regional Coordinators to explore Atlas progress, how to get involved, and how to enjoy breeding birds this spring and summer.
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April Challenge: Nocturnal Checklists
In April, we challenge you to do some nocturnal atlasing. Every nocturnal checklist you submit gives you a chance to win this month’s prize—an Atlas cap! Nocturnal checklists in eBird have a start time of more than 20 minutes after sunset or more than 40 minutes before sunrise.
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March Town Hall - March 8 @ 7 pm
Join the Atlas Team March 8th @ 7pm for the first Town Hall of 2021! Every month from now through August we’ll focus on an atlas skill and follow it up with a Town Hall meeting so you can ask questions and connect with other atlasers.
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March Challenge: Early Breeders
For every checklist submitted in March with a coded early nesting species, you will be entered for a chance to win this month's prize — an Atlas cap!
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Congratulations to the Top Atlasers of 2020!
We’d like to highlight some of the amazing atlasers who made the first year of the Atlas a success. We are grateful for everyone’s participation but some people went above and beyond in their dedication to the project.
