Date: 2/11/25 4:51 am From: Norman Budnitz (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: [External] Re: Spring bird counts in the Carolinas
Many of our Jordan Lake counters, those who use eBird, already have the
portal turned on whenever they go into the field. One problem is that our
designated count areas within the count circle do not always match up with
priority blocks. We do the best we can.
Norm
On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM King, CC <cc.king...> wrote:
> Thank you for this heads-up regarding Spring bird counts. Would it be
> possible for participants to activate the NC Atlas portal in eBird for any
> counts that fall within priority blocks of the NC Bird Atlas? If recorded
> with the Atlas portal activated, that data can be recorded in the atlas
> also.
>
> In the central piedmont, Atlas priority blocks fall within Christmas Bird
> Count circles in Alamance (1), Guilford (1), Rockingham (2), Caswell (1),
> and Chatham (1). Once a species is identified in a specific location
> through the Spring bird count, technicians and volunteers can return to
> confirm the presence of the species again, leading toward confirmation of
> that breeding species within the block. *Please reply to
> <cc.king...> <cc.king...> to explore.*
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>
> Also, just a quick shout out: *CALLING ALL BIRDERS! *There's LOTS to
> do, and *everyone can do something*.
> *In this FINAL YEAR of the NC Bird Atlas*, VOLUNTEERS are needed to help
> complete this representative sample.
>
> Piedmont: <cc.king...>
> Coastal plain: <John.Carpenter...>
> Mountains: <Lee.Sherrill...>
>
> *We would LOVE to hear from you!!*
>
>
>
> *C.C. King // *Piedmont Science Support Specialist
>
> Wildlife Management Division // Wildlife Diversity
>
> *NC Wildlife Resources Commission*
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> Cell: 919-830-0202
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> *ncwildlife.org <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ncwildlife.org/__;!!OToaGQ!ovgLKwwY7sxPC0VG9YYJzUCdgxUdPjR--bZkDi1iEKvAfYizNq2bkpPoXssjoReghYF787z5H_CREcJqLIm7$ >*
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> *From:* <carolinabirds-request...> <carolinabirds-request...>
> on behalf of Norman Budnitz <carolinabirds...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 6, 2025 4:20 PM
> *To:* Kent Fiala <kent.fiala...>
> *Cc:* Robert Lewis <rfermat...>; carolinabirds listserve <
> <carolinabirds...>
> *Subject:* [External] Re: Spring bird counts in the Carolinas
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> The local spring counts in the central Piedmont in NC are all coordinated
> by their local compilers and use the same count circles as for the
> Christmas Bird Counts. For example, Tom Driscoll and I organize the parties
> and compile the data for the Jordan Lake spring bird count. The results of
> our counts are available on the New Hope Bird Alliance website
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newhopebirdalliance.org/get-outdoors/bird-counts/__;!!OToaGQ!r1WeUu4nEbKehPdL286R1zV656JDkCn2d2xWTChI-lHjgZyJ1IbVcrHQ_MfIbXu9pYPR5Ntx9U5bamcJsTfE$>.
> Brian Bockhahn organizes several other counts in the area. However, there
> is no centralized compilation of those data as there is for the Christmas
> Bird Counts.
>
> Norm
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM Kent Fiala <carolinabirds...> wrote:
>
> There hasn't been any coordination of Spring counts in my memory.
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM Robert Lewis <carolinabirds...>
> wrote:
>
> Who is responsible for coordinating the spring bird counts?
>
> Bob Lewis
> Durham NC
>
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> Norm Budnitz
> Chapel Hill
> North Carolina
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