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We are still looking for good photos of breeding birds for the upcoming Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II book – and July is a great month to go take some photos! We are especially interested in photos that show breeding behavior, but good photos of adults can also be used.
The Zuckerberg Lab (https://zuckerberg.russell.wisc.edu/) has an available postdoc position working on The Role of Protected Areas in Climate-Induced Bird Range Shifts. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Protected areas are an essential conservation strategy given the diversity of threats impacting species and natural communities throughout the world.
We are in the process of sorting through photos for the upcoming bird atlas book, and have compiled a limited list of species for which we may want additional photos. This summer is a great time to try for more cool photos of breeding birds!
The past week revealed not one but two confirmations of Eurasian Tree Sparrow nesting in Wisconsin, a long-awaited state first. Eurasian Tree Sparrows are related to House Sparrows, but generally prefer a less urban environment.
We are thrilled to announce that we have finished the quality control steps for the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II dataset! This was a massive undertaking, as over 3,500 atlasers generated over 2.8 million records in the atlas portal, among the approximately 8 million records in eBird in Wisconsin during this period.
A new paper just published in NeoBiota by Julie Craves and Nicholas Anich explores the spread of European Goldfinches in the Midwest US. European Goldfinches are native to Europe and Asia, but are a popular cage bird around the world.
We have arrived at the final step of data review for Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II. This is the last chance to finalize the species lists, focusing on the Priority and Specialty Blocks.
We are now near the end of data vetting — and you have the option to help us by skimming the maps for your local area! Our vetting team is already in the middle of this process, and some species have been scrutinized while others are in progress.
Although we realize the news updates out of Atlas Central have been infrequent lately, we have been quite busy running quality control on over 2.8 million observations collected by over 3,500 atlasers!
