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This is a question we often find ourselves asking each spring, as residents birds get busy with their breeding activities and migratory birds begin moving through Virginia. The simplest way to address this question is to consult our handy Breeding Timeline Charts found on the Atlas website (vabba2.org).
Atlas volunteers may have wondered why the Breeding Bird Atlas project focuses primarily on Priority Blocks for breeding bird survey effort. This is a fair thing to wonder about!
Despite the recent snows, birds are singing and spring is in the air! As thoughts turn towards this year’s Atlas activities, some volunteers may be pondering over their Atlas blocks.
Many birders find their interest piqued by a specific group of species. For some it is the hummingbirds, for others the coastal breeders, and for many, the birds of prey. This interest often leads to development of specialized methods for documenting and studying these species. For Jon and BJ Little, finding and confirming the nests […]
Atlas Birding in Late Summer… As we slowly roll into the Fall migration season, we need to start using a little more care when applying breeding codes to our observations. As migrants begin moving back through Virginia, it’s a good idea to consult the Breeding Timeline Charts to see what species have entered the transition zone (when […]
The season for Christmas Bird Counts has arrived! As we head into the end of 2016, birders thoughts may turn more and more toward the start of the 2017 breeding season. These is not premature, because several of Virginia’s resident raptor species, or birds of prey, begin breeding far earlier than springtime.
As we slowly roll into the Fall migration season, we need to start using a little more care when applying breeding codes to our observations. As migrants begin moving back through Virginia, it’s a good idea to consult the Breeding Guidelines Chart to see what species have entered the transition zone (when northern breeders start mixing with our […]
Now that the breeding season is in full swing and the atlas project is off and running, I wanted to write a quick article to highlight when and where to submit observations to the Atlas eBird portal vs. the traditional eBird portal.
If you’re involved in several large-scale birding citizen science projects these days, e.g. Breeding Bird Surveys, Project Nestwatch, Project Feederwatch, or the VABBA2, it’s easy to get confused about protocols and methods.
Maybe Atlas volunteers find themselves asking where they should submit their breeding data? Simply put, if your checklist has ANY breeding codes on it, then it should be submitted to the Atlas eBird portal at https://ebird.org/atlasva/home.
