Each time you search for, you may have the prospect to make an actual distinction for California’s wild birds. As flowers bloom and birds stake out their territories, your observations might flip a calming stroll exterior into significant motion for conservation.
Fowl Rescue is proud to accomplice with the California Fowl Atlas to assist the state’s first complete statewide Breeding Fowl Atlas (BBA). This landmark initiative is a multi-year effort to doc the distribution, timing, and breeding conduct of each fowl species in California, a state that boasts extra breeding fowl species than every other in america.
Whereas different states have carried out a minimum of one statewide BBA, California has traditionally relied on county-level initiatives. Though these efforts produced helpful insights, solely 15 of the state’s 58 counties have revealed Atlases. This new statewide effort fills that hole, offering essential knowledge to information fowl conservation for many years to return. Fieldwork for the California Breeding Fowl Atlas started on January 1, 2026, and can proceed by December 31, 2030.
Learn how to Be a part of
Taking part is easy and open to everybody, whether or not you’re a seasoned birder or simply get pleasure from noticing the birds round you. First, you’ll have to create a free eBird Account in the event you don’t have already got one. Subsequent, go to ebird.org/atlascalifornia and choose “Be a part of Challenge.” This connects your observations on to the statewide atlas effort.
The BBA is absolutely built-in with the eBird cellular app. It’s also possible to submit checklists by coming into your statement particulars and clicking “Submit” on the California Fowl Atlas eBird website. For assets, primary steering, and all the pieces you want to start contributing to this statewide initiative, go to the California Fowl Atlas FAQ web page.
Recognizing Breeding Conduct
Taking part within the BBA isn’t nearly seeing birds, it’s about observing what they do. Even in the event you don’t see a nest straight, noting these behaviors helps map the place breeding is occurring and when.
