Date: 1/9/26 8:46 am From: Megan Jankowski via groups.io <mindfuldocumentation...> Subject: [EBB-Sightings] California’s First Statewide Breeding Bird Atlas HAS LAUNCHED
Hi everyone, please see below and join the effort to document California's
breeding birds! You simply join and contribute using eBird. See below for
the link to more info and the quick start guide. Locally Anna's
hummingbirds are nesting, and I saw a Red-tailed hawk carrying nesting
material lately.
This is a 5 year effort, so much more to come, but it's easy to join and
get started!
Megan Jankowski
Oakland
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* "Van Pierszalowski via groups.io" <vanpierszalowski=
<gmail.com...>
*Date:* December 31, 2025 at 20:39:21 PST
*To:* <calbirds...>
*Subject:* *[CALBIRDS] ** Launches Tomorrow, January 1, 2026*
*Reply-To:* <vanpierszalowski...>
Hi Birders,
Tomorrow marks the launch of California’s first statewide Breeding Bird
Atlas, a community-powered initiative to document breeding birds across the
state and generate the science needed to guide habitat protection,
restoration, and long-term conservation planning for decades to come.
This landmark effort is being led by *California Bird Atlas*
<https://www.californiabirdatlas.org/> (CBA), an independent nonprofit, in
collaboration with state agencies, thousands of volunteers, and dozens of
partner organizations.
All birders are now officially invited to join the project by visiting the
new *California Bird Atlas eBird website
<https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/home>*. Simply click “*Join Project*”
(or “Log In to Join Project”) and you will automatically be able to
contribute checklists to the Atlas project.
The Atlas is fully integrated with the eBird mobile app. If you submit
checklists on mobile, this *Quick Start Tutorial video
<https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Z3kbqiO9rw>* provides a brief overview.
Please visit the *About <https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/about>* page for
resources, basic guidance, and everything you need to begin contributing to
this statewide initiative.
We encourage *all checklists submitted year-round to be entered through the
Atlas project*, even if they don’t include breeding behavior. While we are
still a few months from peak breeding season, you can learn more about
species with a history of breeding in January in California by reading *this
article <https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/news/early-breeders-jan>*.
We will be growing our team, expanding resources, and continuing to build
this grassroots movement in the coming months. As we launch, early
donations are especially impactful — supporting training, field tools, and
outreach in the first critical months. We’re a nonprofit, and every
contribution is tax-deductible and genuinely appreciated. If you have the
means, please consider making a gift today to help the Atlas start strong —
your support right now truly matters. *Donate
<https://donorbox.org/california-bird-atlas> here
<https://donorbox.org/california-bird-atlas>*.
With gratitude and excitement for what we’ll build together,
*Van Pierszalowski*
Executive Director,
California Bird Atlas (CBA)
email: <van...>
