Using the BCN eBird Website:We have updated the instructions for how to use the BCN eBird website.  The instructions should reflect the changes in the new version: eBird 2.0.  BCN eBird Instructions.

Results are Here!:View Species Trends and results from the BCN Census.  Thanks to the years of data provided by our monitors, we now have a detailed picture of how species are fairing in the Chicagoland area!

All Greater Chicagoland Birders: View a list of BCN Census Hot Spots for which anyone can enter data. 
If you do not have the time to become a regular site monitor, learn how you can still contribute your sightings.

Prospective Monitors:  More monitors are needed.  If you would like to monitor a site on a regular basis, please contact Lee Ramsey at .

Forms for conducting the BCN Census:

(.PDF format, "Get Adobe® Reader®")

• Transect or Timed Observation [updated 1 Jan. 2006]

• Point Count [updated 1 Jan. 2006]

Forms for conducting the BCN Census:

(MS Word format)

• Transect or Timed Observation [updated 1 Jan. 2006]

• Point Count [updated 1 Jan. 2006]

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