BCN Survey Hotspots

All Birders Can Contribute Their Bird Sightings!

 

How Easy is it?

Recording observations on the BCN eBird website only takes a couple of minutes. Whenever you visit a Chicago-area "hotspot," all you need to do is:

 

• Record the total numbers of each species that you observed
• Record the time you spent at the site (miles walked is also helpful, but optional).
• Go to www.ebird.org/BCN and enter the data (more information about how to use eBird).

 

Why Use BCN eBird?

Using BCN eBird will ensure that your data is shared with landowners who manage the habitats at the locations where you go birding. Sharing your data can help land managers determine which species to manage for in particular areas and also alert them to areas that have sensative nesting birds that need more careful management. Your data will also help researchers estimate bird populations in the Chicagoland area and beyond. Simply enter your sightings on BCN eBird. It's that easy to make a difference for birds!

 

On eBird, you can view results of all the observations made in the Chicago region. After you enter data, you can get a report of your observations that can be copied and transferred to other files or messages. All your observations are kept together in a file for you, so this site not only contributes to local and national understanding of bird distribution, but it can serve as your personal record-keeping site.

 

Which Locations are Hotspots?

Here's a list of Chicago-area hotspots, with latitude-longitude coordinates. You can immediately and easily report observations for any of these sites. If your site isn't a Hotspot, you can still enter data. It just takes one extra step to find and choose your location in eBird. Check the list on the website because additional sites will be added from time to time. To get a site added to the list, contact Lee Ramsey [ ].

 

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