Date: 1/12/26 6:43 am From: Justyn Stahl via groups.io <justyn.stahl...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] [CALBIRDS] California Bird Atlas: First Week Report
San Diego is heavily featured in the week one highlights of the California
Bird Atlas (see below). Be sure to check out the story posted on eBird.org
as it includes a helpful overview of common pitfalls with breeding code
usage: https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/news/atlas-dispatch-jan-1-7-2026
Special shout-out to my 'blockmate', Chris McCreedy, who's already
confirmed breeding activity for at least 6 of our local species!
A few minutes outside each night in your own backyard will really help
build out our nocturnal effort hours. Duetting Great Horned Owls should be
coded "C" for courtship as they begin egg-laying. Even if nothing is heard,
these checklists are valuable, so please submit them. And of course those
backyard nesting hummingbirds are great contributions!
Justyn Stahl
North Park (Block 'Point Loma NE')
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From: Van Pierszalowski via groups.io <van...>
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Date: Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Subject: [CALBIRDS] California Bird Atlas: First Week Report
To: <CALBIRDS...>
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.
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