Help finish blocks with a little nocturnal atlasing
Many priority blocks are nearing ‘completion’ but are missing the two required hours of night-time atlasing. Follow these steps to find a priority block near you in need of a little night work.
Many priority blocks are nearing ‘completion’ but are missing the two required hours of night-time atlasing. Follow these steps to find a priority block near you in need of a little night work.
I did not know the block well; there were descriptions of many encounters of weird and paranormal activity. While I tend to not believe in such things, I had to wonder.
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—some swag from the Atlas store! Nocturnal checklists in eBird have a start time of more than 20 minutes after sunset or more than 40 minutes before sunrise.
Nocturnal birding holds many exciting birding adventures. This article is here to help demystify atlasing at night, and give you the keys to a whole new fun way to bird.