Date: 4/1/21 6:48 pm From: Bird observations from western New York <geneseebirds-l...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] New York Breeding Bird Atlas Year 2—join the fun!
Dear Birders,
Thank you for being a part of the New York birding community. Your
checklists power research and conservation throughout the state and beyond,
and 2021 brings another great way to enjoy birds: the third New York
Breeding Bird Atlas <https://ebird.org/atlasny/home>!
WHAT IS A BREEDING BIRD ATLAS?
Breeding Bird Atlases (or BBAs) are dedicated efforts to understand the
populations of breeding birds in a specific region. The information
collected is invaluable for guiding bird conservation. In New York, the
atlas runs for 5 years (2020-2024), and year 2 is beginning now!
HOW CAN YOU JOIN THE FUN?
All you have to do is go birding and report your sightings to eBird. The NY
BBA III is fully integrated with eBird, so with a couple minor changes,
you're essentially already atlasing!
There are three things to keep in mind to be a part of the atlas:
1.
Follow the ‘block’ system. Atlas data are collected within 'atlas blocks
<https://ebird.org/atlasny/about/atlas-blocks>'—squares that are ~3mi x
3mi in size: if you reach the edge of a block, make sure to stop your
checklist and start a new one.
2.
Set your eBird portal to the NY BBA III. Once you understand breeding
codes and the block boundaries, you just need to specifically tag your
lists as a part of the atlas—this is very easy, and we have a
walkthrough of the process here
<https://ebird.org/atlasny/about/submitting-data>.
We can’t wait to have you join the team of the more than 1780 atlasers who
have already contributed observations on over 200 breeding species
<https://ebird.org/atlasny/state/US-NY>. We’ll see you out there.
