Date: 1/10/26 5:56 pm From: Van Pierszalowski via groups.io <van...> Subject: [CALBIRDS] California Bird Atlas: First Week Report
Hi Birders,
As previously announced, California’s first statewide Bird Atlas officially launched on January 1, 2026 and will run through December 31, 2030. If you haven’t joined yet, this short *Quick Start video ( https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Z3kbqiO9rw )* walks through how to participate and submit checklists via the *California Bird Atlas eBird project* ( https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/home ). As a reminder, we encourage all California eBirders to submit *all* checklists through the Atlas project, whether or not breeding behavior is observed.
We’re excited to share that the Atlas is off to an incredible start. The level of enthusiasm and engagement in just the first week has exceeded all expectations.
*In the first seven days of 2026 alone:*
* *445* atlasers submitted *2,656* checklists
* Coverage spanned *831* atlas blocks across *51* counties
* *2,865* observations were assigned breeding codes
* Confirmed breeding codes were reported for at least *15* species.
* Atlasers recorded *628,723* individual birds
Thank you to everyone contributing, and to those who have supported the project through the *Donate link ( https://donorbox.org/california-bird-atlas )*. We’re just getting started.
We won’t spam this listserv with weekly updates every week, but we’ll continue to share periodic updates as appropriate.
With sincere appreciation,
*Van Pierszalowski*
Executive Director, California Bird Atlas
<van...>
Los Angeles, CA
P.S. We’re assembling a team of Regional Coordinators across the state. If you’re interested in learning more, email me directly.
