Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II - Kickoff Meeting

By Nick Anich 12 Dec 2014

Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II – Kickoff Meeting

February 27 – March 1, 2015

Stoney Creek Hotel, Rothschild, WI

In 1995, the first Atlas was started. This project involved over 1,600 observers, who amassed more than 170,000 observations of 237 species. Twenty years later, it’s time to do it again in order to ensure we have the information necessary to conserve our breeding birds, an integral part of Wisconsin.

Meeting Highlights:

Field Trips

Atlas training

WBBA I History

Data-entry instruction

Info on climate change and atlases

Keynote speaker: eBird’s Chris Wood

Schedule

Friday evening: Birds and Beers!!

Saturday: Morning field trip with Chris Wood, Presentations from 10:00 to 5:00.

Sunday: Morning bird walk with Chris Wood, Presentations 8:30 to noon.

Who should attend?

Wisconsin bird lovers, including but not limited to:

Prospective Atlasers
Users of Atlas data
Agency staff
Atlas County Coordinators

For more information:

http://wsobirds.org/atlas