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Category Archives: population monitoring
2016 Christmas Bird Count – Stillwater, Oklahoma
The brainchild of ornithologist Frank Chapman at the American Museum of Natural History in 1900, the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count was among the first true citizen science endeavors. Today, with more than a century of data under … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, environment, life, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, Payne County Audubon Society, population monitoring, wildlife
Tagged Christmas Bird Count, environment, Lake Carl Blackwell, National Audubon Society, nature, Oklahoma State University, science, Stillwater OK
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2016 Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan
The updated Landbird Conservation Plan from Partners in Flight has just been released. As with previous iterations, the emphasis is on applying objective criteria to determine those species in most need of conservation, delineating the habitats within ecoregions important for … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, deforestation, Endangered Species Act, environment, migrants, monarch butterfly, overpopulation, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, ESA, Grassland Restoration Incentive Plan, GRIP, Landbird Conservation Plan, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture, ornithology, Partners in Flight, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, USDA Farm Bill
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2016 State of the Birds
It ain’t much better than the last one. Check out the press release for the 2016 State of the Birds Report to see the gains and losses in conservation, and consider options for the future. (Complete and well-organized overview here.) … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, population monitoring, weather, wildlife
Tagged American Birding Association, biodiversity, BirdLife International, citizen science, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, migratory bird program, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, migratory connectivity, NABCI, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, State of the Birds 2016, USFWS
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eBird News – March 2016
Team eBird has announced a Global Big Day on May 14th, 2016. I can hardly wait – I love stuff like this! Program description and additional information are available at eBird News.
Birding Community E-Bulletin, January 2016
Welcome to the first Birding Community E-Bulletin for 2016! There’s a lot going on, so read on and enjoy. The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, IUCN, Links, migrants, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, wildlife
Tagged birding community e-bulletin, Kelp Gull, Painted Bunting, trap-neuter-release
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The Partners in Flight databases on Population and Species Assessment
The Partners in Flight databases were recently updated, and they represent an outstanding resource in understanding distribution and diversity of North American birds. Maintained by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, the databases summarize information on population estimates and the species … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, RMBO
Tagged birding, Boreal Birds, Celebrate Urban Birds, citizen science, conservation, conservation priority, conservation ranking, Handbook of the Birds of the World, ornithology, Partners in Flight, population estimates, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, wildlife
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