Date: 1/12/26 7:27 am From: Brooke Miller via groups.io <brooke.bam...> Subject: [southbaybirds] [CALBIRDS] Digest #879
I''m forwarding this about the new California Bird Atlas. You can
participate by following the instructions in the video in the link. This
is of importance to all birders in California, including Santa Clara County!
Brooke Miller
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Subject: [CALBIRDS] <CALBIRDS...> Digest #879
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*California Bird Atlas: First Week Report*
From: Van Pierszalowski
<van...>?subject=Re:%20California%20Bird%20Atlas%3A%20First%20Week%20Report>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:25:27 PST
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.
Do not disclose information that identifies the location of nesting birds of any species, to minimize stress on the nesting birds and the risk of vandalism or abuse.
