We are soooooo close to the 100,000 checklists mark! This is absolutely amazing!
I’m seeing great coverage of the local urban/suburban blocks that I’ve requested recently. Keep up the good work, there! We are now entering the season where our coastal blocks could use some more time and attention. Gulls, Cormorants, and other seabirds are nesting along the coastline right now, and we need to document those locations. Additionally, the rookeries of herons are now quite active, and I honestly don’t know where all of them are, but I’m betting many of you folks do! Remember, ON (occupied nest) is the code to use if you can see a parent on the nest for an extended period, sitting down. Briefer visits of less than a minute, or standing beside a nest, receive the N (visiting probable nest site) code. And of course, if you can SEE nestlings or eggs, the code is higher: NE, NY.
Additionally, be on the lookout in the little ponds and streams in your area for ducklings/goslings/cootlings/grebelets! And the season of little puffball quail chicks is also starting in the coastal zone (and been documented inland, even earlier). The code to use here is FL (recently fledged & precocial young).
Finally, I’d love it if folks can SAVE THE DATE for our first California Bird Atlas Big Weekend (June 4–7, 2026). We’d really like to make this weekend special, so stay tuned for more news on this, soon!
