Date: 7/19/26 9:23 am From: Ginger Langdon-Lassagne via groups.io <binzer...> Subject: Re: [slocobirding] California Bird Atlas updates - SAVE THE DATE 07/23 @7pm
Hi Again - I’ve been asked by a few folks to follow up on this message below. We have a wonderful “how to” video on YouTube, which describes the steps needed to switch a standard eBird checklist to one for the California Bird Atlas:
> On Jul 17, 2026, at 12:54 PM, Ginger Langdon-Lassagne via groups.io <binzer...> wrote:
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> Hi folks!
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> There’s lots to report from the California Bird Atlas. First of all, please join us on July 23rd at 7pm for the next Town Hall meeting on Zoom! We’ll be discussing the late-breeding birds of California, so even if you’re not a frequent Atlas contributor, it should be a fascinating, fun discussion! Here are the links: Register via Zoom <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rmJ-dlOVSD2ScPlf5HWePg#/registration> | Submit a question <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnWjR4UApjRAPx0ErxR3y9dqFUNSzZ_KekPtbVGH_6JCrHIA/viewform?usp=dialog>.
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> If you haven’t already seen it, there’s also a new Atlas Dispatch, with all the latest data from June: https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/news/atlas-dispatch-june-2026 >
> Highlights in this Dispatch include the latest tools we’re using to improve the data collection process: Code Check, and the new, updated version of Blockboard (now much more mobile-friendly!) Definitely worth a read.
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> If there’s one thing I’d like to ask folks to understand, it’s this: if you’re submitting eBird checklists with breeding codes, but aren’t signed in with an Atlas Checklist, that data will not be added until the very end of the project, about 4.5 years from now. We will lack the information of those non-Atlas breeding records as we try to figure out which species are unconfirmed and which Atlas blocks are under-birded! So please, if you’re finding these breeding behaviors in the field, take a moment to make sure you are logged in and submitting to the data… FOR SCIENCE!
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> Thanks to all of those who have been putting in so much work for the project. Stay tuned for more updates!
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> Bird on,
> Ginger Langdon-Lassagne
> SLO county regiona coordinator
> California Bird Atlas
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