The International Rusty Blackbird Working Group (IRBWG) is looking for a MN
state coordinator to promote reporting of Rusty Blackbird sightings during
spring migration, mid-March to mid-April. Check out the project info and
website below. Interested? Contact Judith Scarl for more
The MN Breeding Bird Atlas will again be hiring a great team of 5 - 7
individuals to conduct bird surveys in assigned areas in Greater Minnesota.
Surveyors will record evidence of breeding birds using standard Atlas
procedures. This includes identification of species by sight and sound,
The MNBBA Cheesehead Challenge is coming up June 17-19 and we only need one
more team of 2 to complete the MN lineup. Wisconsin birders with Atlas
experience have challenged MN to an Atlas contest in Pine County and these
folks are good! Familiarity with Pine County birds and habitat is not
The MN Breeding Bird Atlas is looking for someone to work with organizations
(e.g. MOU, government agencies, academic researchers) collecting breeding bird
data that meet Atlas criteria and determine how to efficiently import that data
into the Atlas database. This is a full-time, 6-month
If you have not yet reported breeding evidence observations to the Minnesota
Breeding Bird Atlas, now is a great time to get started. Go to mnbba.org to
get updated materials for Season 2 and check out our results to-date.
For birders in the metro area, we are conducting an Open House in St.
Gordon - you are quite right. Any breeding evidence observed during the 5
years of the project (2009 through 2013) is welcome with the required
information: date, location (Block ID for most species is fine), species,
evidence, and time spent surveying.
-Bonnie
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July is just beginning so there is still more than a month to make another
visit or two and observe breeding evidence for many species. Remember, even if
an observation is outside the ending safe date, Probable and Confirmed evidence
is always acceptable. Observations have already been
We are starting a new photo gallery on the mnbba.org website (click on Gallery)
where you can view and post images of MN breeding birds. We are looking for
images that represent breeding evidence codes: a pair in suitable habitat,
courtship behavior, adults carrying nesting material or nest
Mike raises a lot of good issues and questions which I know are shared by other
birders. No one wants to get the block request and data entry functions out to
everyone more than I do. We are working hard to get both those functions out as
soon as we can - we are testing the software now and
We are officially launching the MNBBA website today (www.mnbba.org)! It
includes the Handbook and all materials necessary to conduct surveys plus a
feature where participants can browse for Priority Blocks. The Request a Block
and Data Entry functions are still in development and we are
There is a classroom training session for interested Breeding Bird Atlas
surveyors on Wednesday evening, Feb 4th, from 7pm - 9pm, at the Bell Museum in
Minneapolis. There are still a few spaces available if you have not yet
registered. The session is free, but we need your name for check-in
For those of you in the metro area who were unable to attend the MOU paper
session, there will be a presentation of the MN BBA project this Saturday,
January 24th, at 10:30, with time for questions to follow. No fee for
attendance.
On Wednesday, February 4th, we will do a classroom training
The MN Breeding Bird Atlas is a 5-year state-wide breeding bird survey and it
is starting soon - in spring 2009. It is the most comprehensive bird survey
ever conducted in MN. This project will require hundreds of surveyors to
document breeding status for all species observed within selected
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