A new issue of the Maine Bird Atlas’ newsletter, Black-capped Chronicle, is now available! Topics include: Nearing the Finish Line… with Pride Celebrating Our Volunteers Priorities for Final Winter Season Winter Atlasing Primer Winter Challenges Building Blocks: Uses of Atlas Data Atlas Timeline/Roadmap Read the issue here: Black-capped Chronicle Issue 11 Winter 2022-23
All priority blocks are complete and the final breeding season of the Maine Bird Atlas is wrapped up – Join us to celebrate! Come gather and celebrate the completion of the final breeding season of the Maine Bird Atlas!
The second annual Big Atlas Weekend was a huge success! It brought together 1,239 atlasers in six states and provinces (Maine, Maryland-DC, North Carolina, New York, Ontario, and Newfoundland) who submitted 46,132 breeding records and 5,273 checklists. AND…we are thrilled to announce that Maine successfully defended our title and emerged victorious!
If this year’s “Global Big Day” didn’t fit into your busy spring schedule, here’s another chance to make your birding count! How about a Big Atlas Weekend?
A new issue of the Maine Bird Atlas’ newsletter, Black-capped Chronicle, is now available! Topics include: Atlasing is for the Birds The Final Year Block Busting Website Photo Highlights Calling All Marsh Surveyors Why I Bird Spotlight on Long-eared Owls Zoom Q&As & Reminders Read the issue here: Black-capped Chronicle Issue 10 Spring 2022
On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 6:30 pm (EDT) we’re kicking off the 5th and final season of the Maine Bird Atlas with an evening for Atlas volunteers to connect, strategize, get inspired, and hear all the latest atlas updates from the team of project coordinators! ***** Recordings from this event are available here: Kickoff […]
We’ve crossed the half-way point for the 2021-22 Winter Atlas, completing the “Early Winter” period at the end of January, and thanks to the effort of our volunteers it was a huge success! At total of 1,749 atlasers contributed 16,628 checklists to the Maine Bird Atlas during the early winter period.
A new issue of the Maine Bird Atlas’ newsletter, Black-capped Chronicle, is now available! Topics include: Year 4 Update & Winter Atlasing Overview Highlights from the Field Species Spotlight Employee of the Year Goals for the Winter Atlaser Spotlight Winter Challenges & Reminders Read the issue here: Black-capped Chronicle Issue 9 Winter 2021-22
The 2021 breeding season, the fourth of five for the Maine Bird Atlas, is wrapped up and what a year it was! We hit some major milestones in the project thanks to a tremendous effort from our volunteers and this blog will touch on some of those.
Big Atlas Weekend 2021 was a success! All four participating Atlas projects had great turnout the weekend of June 25-27.
