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Date: 3/16/26 10:26 am From: Matthew Dodder via groups.io <mdodder...> Subject: Re: [southbaybirds] CALBIRDS - California Bird Atlas Update
Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance is an official founding sponsor of the California Bird Atlas. On page 14 of the recent spring issue of the AVOCET, Barry Langdon-Lassagne wrote an excellent summary of how to participate in the atlas project by configuring your mobile phone. I encourage you to take a look at it and start submitting your eBird reports to the atlas by joining the project on the app’s start screen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cc8aba2755be21f06ea88af/t/69a88a4d55298a1b4111532e/1772653133147/SCVAS_The+Avocet_2026+Spring_FINAL.pdf We will also have Van Pierszalowski as our guest on Speaker Series soon. Stay tuned! Finally, spring migrants have begun to appear at the Ranch. Last week several Western Warbling Vireos showed up along side a few Northern House Wrens. Today I heard the first Hooded Oriole in the fan palms. Today is also the first day in months I have not heard Ruby-crowned Kinglet or Yellow-rumped Warbler from my office window. There have been no signs of Western Flycatcher, or Black-chinned Hummingbird at the Preserve yet, but any day… Matthew Matthew Dodder (he/him) Executive Director Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance 22221 McClellan Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014 408-252-3748 <director...> scvbirdalliance.org > On Mar 15, 2026, at 9:59 PM, Brooke Miller via groups.io <brooke.bam...> wrote: > > South Bay Birders, > > The post below has been shared on most county bird listserv sites in California, so I wanted to be sure everyone on SBB also sees it. California’s Breeding Bird Atlas launched on January 1 and will continue for 5 years. The project needs as many atlasers as possible and I hope many of you will join. Sightings are entered through eBird. Links to get started are included below. > > There will be a CBA (California Bird Atlas) Town Hall on Zoom this Thursday at 7 pm for all who are interested. Please see the link in the post to register. > > Pete Dunten and I are the Regional Coordinators for Santa Clara County. You can email us with any comments or questions, and we will get answers for you. > > Thanks, > > Brooke Miller > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: CALBIRDS Digest <digestnoreply...> <mailto:<digestnoreply...>> >> Date: March 10, 2026 at 6:09:32 AM PDT >> To: Brooke Miller <brooke.bam...> <mailto:<brooke.bam...>> >> Subject: [CALBIRDS] <CALBIRDS...> <mailto:<CALBIRDS...> Digest #896 >> >> >> <https://groups.io/> >> This is a digest for <CALBIRDS...> <https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS/topics>. View all your groups.io <http://groups.io/> groups, and edit your subscriptions, here <https://groups.io/>. >> Do not reply to this email. To reply to a message, click the Reply link under the message. >> TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST: >> . >> 1. California Bird Atlas Update + March 19 Town Hall <x-msg://1/#15175> >> MESSAGES: >> . >> 1a. >> California Bird Atlas Update + March 19 Town Hall >> From: Van Pierszalowski <mailto:<van...>?subject=Re:%20California%20Bird%20Atlas%20Update%20%2B%20March%2019%20Town%20Hall> >> Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:11:42 PDT >> >> Birders, >> >> >> As many of you know, California’s first statewide Breeding Bird Atlas launched on January 1, 2026. In just over two months, the level of participation across the state has been remarkable. Breeding code use in January and February was up a staggering +545% over last year. >> >> >> As of March 9: >> >> 42,885 checklists have been submitted to the Atlas >> >> 2,538 atlasers have joined the project and submitted at least one checklist >> >> 3,924 blocks have Atlas data >> >> All 58 counties have Atlas data >> >> >> By the end of January, 61 species had accepted Confirmed breeding codes. By the end of February, that number had risen to 102. The full February report is available in the latest edition of the Atlas Dispatch <https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/news/atlas-dispatch-feb-1-feb-28-2026>. >> >> >> If you have not yet joined the eBird project, we encourage you to do so here <https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/home>. >> >> >> For a quick visual overview of how to get started, you can watch the Quick Start video <https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Z3kbqiO9rw>. >> >> >> Participating is very similar to how you already use eBird, but opting into the Atlas ensures your observations become part of the permanent statewide dataset being built to guide conservation and land management decisions for decades to come. >> >> >> The Atlas is being coordinated by California Bird Atlas <https://www.californiabirdatlas.org/> (CBA), an independent nonprofit. We will be hosting the first CBA Town Hall on Zoom on March 19 at 7:00 pm PT. You can register for the webinar here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnWjR4UApjRAPx0ErxR3y9dqFUNSzZ_KekPtbVGH_6JCrHIA/viewform?usp=dialog>. >> >> >> We have been deeply encouraged by the number of individual donors stepping up to support the project. If you are able, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution here <https://donorbox.org/california-bird-atlas>. Your support helps fund the infrastructure and coordination needed to sustain this statewide effort. >> >> >> Thank you all for joining the project. It has been inspiring to see the California birding community come together around this effort, and we are only just getting started. >> >> >> Happy Atlasing, >> >> >> Van Pierszalowski >> >> Executive Director, California Bird Atlas >> <van...> <mailto:<van...> >> Los Angeles, CA >> >> >> View/Reply Online <https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS/message/15175> \| Reply To Sender <mailto:<van...>?subject=Private:%20Re:%20California%20Bird%20Atlas%20Update%20%2B%20March%2019%20Town%20Hall> \| Reply To Group <mailto:<CALBIRDS...>?subject=Re:%20California%20Bird%20Atlas%20Update%20%2B%20March%2019%20Town%20Hall> \| Mute Topic <https://groups.io/mt/118224389/916465> \| Top ^ <x-msg://1/#topics> \| New Topic <https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS/post> >> <https://groups.io/> © 2026 Groups.io <https://groups.io/> >> You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to <CALBIRDS...> <https://groups.io/g/CALBIRDS> via <brooke.bam...> <mailto:<brooke.bam...>. 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