eBird, a database for bird lists, photos, and sounds was created by
Cornell University and the
National Audubon Society. eBird has grown into a large, diverse citizen science project as eBird “provides a permanent repository for… observations and a method for keeping track of each user’s personal observations, birding effort, and various lists'' [1]
“ ‘Dark Rumped’ Petrel (Peterodrama Phaeopygia) is now recognized to consist of two species,
Galapagos Petrel (P. Phaeopygia)”. It has been added to the checklist as a code 5 species.[5]
United States
Rare Birds
One
Ross’s Goose (Chen Rosii) found in Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park in Irondequoit, New York on September 8, 2002 [6]
The
Black Brant (Branta Bernicla) was found in New Baltimore Greene county in New York on October 25, 2002[6]
Other Events
The Avian Management study for the state of Colorado by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture was accomplished, which provided “trend information and baseline data for future comparison, monitoring, and evaluation” [7]
The Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project was completed, which “inventories birds in several areas on the forest and which will be published in a book,
Birds of Oregon: A General Reference” [7]
Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas was completed after being started in 1997 to systemically survey, document, and publish data.[7]
In the 102nd bird count, there were 38,287 field observers and 5.565 yard-bird observers for a total of 43,852 participants.[8]
The only known
Spix's Macaw named Presley in the U.S., first discovered in
Colorado, was returned to
Brazil after being missing for 25 years.[9]
The American Birding Association created the
Robert Ridgway Award for Publications in Field Ornithology.[10]
ABA (American Birding Association) Award Recipients from 2002.[10]
A total of 24
kākāpō chicks are fledged on
Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, increasing the world population of this
critically endangered species from 62 birds to 86, the biggest increase since the start of the Kākāpō Recovery programme.
References
^Sullivan, Brian L, Wood, Christopher L, Iliff, Marshall J, Bonney, Rick E, Fink, Daniel, & Kelling, Steve. (2009). eBird: A citizen-based bird observation network in the biological sciences. Biological Conservation, 142(10), 2282–2292.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.006
^Cordell, H. Ken; Herbert, Nancy G. (2002). "The Popularity of Birding is Still Growing" (PDF). Birding: 54–61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2008.
^ABA 2002 Annual Report. American Birding Association,
www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ccr2002.pdf.
^
abNYSARC Report for 2002, nybirds.org/NYSARC/Reports/NYSARC2002.html.
^
abcd“USDA Forest Service Appendix A.” USDA Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/wildlife/final_bar_app_a_2004.pdf.
^Post, Shankar Vedantam the Washington. RARE Bird Returns Home after 25 Years. 25 Oct. 2018, www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-12-26-0212260120-story.html
^
ab“ABA Award Recipients.” American Birding Association, 7 Feb. 2020, www.aba.org/aba-award-recipients.
^Biggs, D. (2013). "Birding, sustainability and ecotourism". In International Handbook on Ecotourism. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857939975.00037
^“Zululand Bird Route Information Directory.” Zululand Bird Route, www.zululand-birding-route-info.co.za/routes. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
eBird, a database for bird lists, photos, and sounds was created by
Cornell University and the
National Audubon Society. eBird has grown into a large, diverse citizen science project as eBird “provides a permanent repository for… observations and a method for keeping track of each user’s personal observations, birding effort, and various lists'' [1]
“ ‘Dark Rumped’ Petrel (Peterodrama Phaeopygia) is now recognized to consist of two species,
Galapagos Petrel (P. Phaeopygia)”. It has been added to the checklist as a code 5 species.[5]
United States
Rare Birds
One
Ross’s Goose (Chen Rosii) found in Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park in Irondequoit, New York on September 8, 2002 [6]
The
Black Brant (Branta Bernicla) was found in New Baltimore Greene county in New York on October 25, 2002[6]
Other Events
The Avian Management study for the state of Colorado by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture was accomplished, which provided “trend information and baseline data for future comparison, monitoring, and evaluation” [7]
The Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project was completed, which “inventories birds in several areas on the forest and which will be published in a book,
Birds of Oregon: A General Reference” [7]
Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas was completed after being started in 1997 to systemically survey, document, and publish data.[7]
In the 102nd bird count, there were 38,287 field observers and 5.565 yard-bird observers for a total of 43,852 participants.[8]
The only known
Spix's Macaw named Presley in the U.S., first discovered in
Colorado, was returned to
Brazil after being missing for 25 years.[9]
The American Birding Association created the
Robert Ridgway Award for Publications in Field Ornithology.[10]
ABA (American Birding Association) Award Recipients from 2002.[10]
A total of 24
kākāpō chicks are fledged on
Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, increasing the world population of this
critically endangered species from 62 birds to 86, the biggest increase since the start of the Kākāpō Recovery programme.
References
^Sullivan, Brian L, Wood, Christopher L, Iliff, Marshall J, Bonney, Rick E, Fink, Daniel, & Kelling, Steve. (2009). eBird: A citizen-based bird observation network in the biological sciences. Biological Conservation, 142(10), 2282–2292.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.006
^Cordell, H. Ken; Herbert, Nancy G. (2002). "The Popularity of Birding is Still Growing" (PDF). Birding: 54–61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2008.
^ABA 2002 Annual Report. American Birding Association,
www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ccr2002.pdf.
^
abNYSARC Report for 2002, nybirds.org/NYSARC/Reports/NYSARC2002.html.
^
abcd“USDA Forest Service Appendix A.” USDA Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/wildlife/final_bar_app_a_2004.pdf.
^Post, Shankar Vedantam the Washington. RARE Bird Returns Home after 25 Years. 25 Oct. 2018, www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-12-26-0212260120-story.html
^
ab“ABA Award Recipients.” American Birding Association, 7 Feb. 2020, www.aba.org/aba-award-recipients.
^Biggs, D. (2013). "Birding, sustainability and ecotourism". In International Handbook on Ecotourism. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857939975.00037
^“Zululand Bird Route Information Directory.” Zululand Bird Route, www.zululand-birding-route-info.co.za/routes. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.