Population and Habitat Data
Links to other bird population and habitat data will be added in the future.
An all-day census of early-winter bird populations across the Americas. Maintained by the National Audubon Society.
A database of bird point count data collected in North America by Partners in Flight. Maintained by USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
Breeding Biology Research & Monitoring Database (BBIRD)
A national cooperative program that uses standardized field methodologies for studies of nesting success and habitat requirements of breeding birds. Maintained by USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit.
Data Retrieval
Breeding Bird Atlases
North American Breeding Bird Atlas Explorer
The NBII Bird Conservation Node partners with the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center to develop the North American Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Explorer website, and the BBA Viewer, which provide access to results from multiple state and provincial Breeding Bird Atlas projects. The BBA Explorer website provides information on the methods used in each Breeding Bird Atlas project, and allows users to retrieve Atlas project results in a tabular form by species, block or region (e.g., by county). The BBA Viewer is a mapping application that allows users to map species results from multiple Breeding Bird Atlases in North America.Breeding Bird Atlas Projects
There is no one site that lists all atlas projects. However, one of the most extensive lists of North American atlas projects on the web is available through the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas website.
North American Ornithological Atlas Committee (NORAC)
This website, hosted by the American Birding Association, provides information about Breeding Bird Atlases in North America, including methods and lists of published atlas projects and current contacts for projects in progress.
Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
Electronic distribution maps (in ESRI shapefile format) of birds of the Americas available for download or for online viewing via NatureServe Explorer and InfoNatura. Developed by a consortium of partners and maintained by NatureServe.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk Count
Daily counts of raptors migrating over Hawk Mountain Sanctuary each year from August through December. Maintained by Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
Midwinter Bald Eagle Count Web Site
A web site that provides access to raw data and summary information resulting from Midwinter Bald Eagle Surveys conducted during 1986-2000. Coordinated by USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center - Snake River Field Station.
A Data Center that warehouses and serves databases and web-based tools for several important broad-scale bird surveys and programs including the Bird Point Count Database, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Atlantic Flyway Breeding Waterfowl Survey, Atlantic Flyway Sea Duck Survey, Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey, Mexican Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey, Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey, Mourning Dove Call-count Survey, and Duck Stamp Sales Database. This website is a collaboration between U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program
A program that utilizes constant-effort mist netting and banding, at a continent-wide network of monitoring stations, to assess and monitor vital rates and population dynamics of North American landbirds. Coordinated and maintained by the Institute for Bird Populations.
Data Retrieval
North American Breeding Bird Survey
Regional Bird Conservation Planning: Birds and Land UsesAnnual roadside survey conducted in Canada and the United States to track the status and trends of North American bird populations. Coordinated and maintained by USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Data Retrieval | NBII Mapping Application for Bird Monitoring Surveys | Data Analyses
A mapping application for bird conservation planning, including summaries of land cover and bird survey data across the continental United States. Developed and maintained by the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
NBII Regional Bird Conservation Planning Mapping Application
A portal for spatial data used in research and management of sage grouse and sagebrush steppe habitats in the western United States. Maintained by USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center - Snake River Field Station.
Data Retrieval
Trumpter Swan - Rocky Mountain Population Data
Time-series analyses and mark-recapture data for the Rocky Mountain population of Trumpter swans. Hosted by the NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node (MPIN).
A centrally managed database that supports the Waterbird Conservation for the Americas Initiative and provides data on waterbird surveys conducted from Maine to Georgia. Maintained by USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
Data Retrieval | NBII Mapping Application for Bird Monitoring Surveys
Waterfowl Surveys and Wetlands Mapping Application
An interactive mapping application that provides summaries of waterfowl surveys data and descriptions of wetlands in the Neotropics. Developed for the Ducks Unlimited Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Program in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the NBII Bird Conservation Node.
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