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Volunteers count shorebirds in San Francisco Bay!
On November 22, 2011, over 100 volunteers and scientists will count hundreds of thousands of shorebirds in the San Francisco Bay to learn more about the needs of these migratory superheroes!
State of the Birds for San Francisco Bay released
The first-ever State of the Birds Report for San Francisco Bay was released today by PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) and the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBayJV). Based on decades of monitoring, 29 partners detail the actions needed to keep birds and their habitats thriving as sea levels rise and extreme storm events increase due to global climate change.
Yellow-billed Magpie Survey Report
Yellow-billed Magpies were observed in 24 of California’s 58 counties during a recent volunteer survey sponsored by Audubon California to help support the conservation of this dynamic species. The survey – held June 3-6, 2011 – was the third annual effort to rally birders all around the state to venture outside in search of the Yellow-billed Magpie. Click here for the full report. For a map in eBird of all birds recorded in June, click here.
Audubon California Releases New IBA Map!
Audubon California has just launched a new interactive map of California's 145 Important Bird Areas. There’s a lot of information here, so we encourage you to dig around and explore. You can zoom into any IBA, get information on protected lands, habitat types, detailed site description, and a checklist from eBird of all the birds spotted within the boundaries of any IBA! Find our new map here!
New Data Entry Released!
After months of design, countless hours of testing, and the incorporation of comments from our beta testers, we are proud to announce that eBird's new data entry is officially released! The effort to redesign our data entry pages has been geared around making eBird easier to use, making checklist entry faster, more responsive and customizable, and generally making the overall experience more fun. We encourage you to enter a few checklists, get used the the new pages, and test out all the new functionality and customization options now available to you. Although we have put in many months of testing on this new process, it is possible that a few bugs may still exist. If you find one, use the "Contact" link at the top of the checklist entry pages to let us know about it, or just email ebird@cornell.edu.
