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Sources of Bird Information

Discover the top bird information sources and online tools, including Birds of North America, eBird, BBS, IPaC, and IMBCR. Learn how to gather, disseminate, and visualize bird data for conservation and planning. Explore the importance of the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) and its nodes as monitoring tools. A must-read for birders, scientists, and conservationists.

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Sources of Bird Information

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  1. Sources of Bird Information Mike Green Jay Carlisle

  2. Online Tools outline • Birds of North America/All About Birds • BBS • eBird • IPaC • IMBCR

  3. Breeding Bird Survey https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ “We feel certain that great changes in abundance of birds have taken place in the past as a result of environmental changes, but until recently we have had very little documentary evidence of the magnitude of these changes.” -- Aldrich and Robbins 1970 1966

  4. Breeding Bird Survey https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ Great Basin 40 yr trend

  5. How BBS Data are Used • Breeding Bird Survey • Species Assessment db • Population Estimates db

  6. Birding, Science, Conservation & Technology Your Name Your relevant title/position/something about you

  7. (www.eBird.org) Gather • Internet-based citizen-science program • Tool for gathering observational data • Tool for maintaining personal records Archive • Persistent archive of bird observations • Gathers baseline and ongoing data on bird distribution and abundance Disseminate • Public tool for data visualization

  8. Mountain Bluebird

  9. Visualize seasonality

  10. Understand trends

  11. Map entire species

  12. Information for Planning and Conservation (IPaC) System What is IPaC? • An online tool to obtain information about responsibilities for trust resources and obtain lists of spp that may be affected by a project or activity. • Anyone can view and interact with IPaC at: https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/

  13. Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) Program Jay Carlisle Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University With help from Chris White, Nick Van Lanen, and Christian Meny

  14. X IMBCR sampling design allows inference at multiple spatial scales: BCR Land Ownership Management Units within units Sampling locations selected such that all scales of inference are sampled randomly and in a spatially balanced fashion

  15. Inform Conservation Design:Informing staff of IMBCR & uses • Rocky Mountain Avian Data Center • Specialized queries available • User’s guide exists • Recorded demonstrations available • User’s guide to IMBCR program and products for USFS • Available soon!

  16. Inform Management and Policies:Comparing Estimates Across Space

  17. Questions?

  18. Growth in Monthly eBird Observations and Checklists • rapid adoption and growth since ~2009 • coverage bias -> population centers/popular birding locales • social media (esp. Facebook) has facilitated eBird growth in Idaho Observations Checklists

  19. Avian Knowledge Why the AKN? Network What is the problem?

  20. Avian Knowledge What is the AKN? Network BSC KBO USFWS RMBO CLO PRBO SE PIF GBBO LAMNA WORLDWIDEeBirdCornell Lab of Ornithology MIDWEST US MWADC MidwestCoordinated Bird Monitoring AKN

  21. Avian Knowledge Who is the AKN? Network

  22. Avian Knowledge AKN Nodes as Monitoring Tools Network DATA LIFE CYCLE CAPTURE ANALYZE DELIVER MAINTAIN

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