Thank You to Our Monitors
One individual's contributions may seem small, but together we have created one of the most robust databases of regional bird sightings in the nation.
Your Work Has a Direct Impact on Helping Birds
This analysis would not have been possible without the data, insights, and spirit of this knowledgeable and dedicated field crew. Hundreds of BCN volunteer bird monitors have contributed countless hours in the field to consistently and painstakingly collect this data year after year.
If you aren't already a monitor for the BCN Survey, we hope that you will join us. Your contributions can help us identify important habitat, improve current management practices, monitor threats, set regional priorities, and work with land managers to protect areas where birds are breeding. Just two visits of a couple hours at a preserve each summer can provide a wealth of information for this effort.
Thank You to Our Donors
2021 Analysis Funding
The 2021 Trends Analysis builds on the 2013 analysis and prior efforts to provide the most current and complete regional insight into bird species' well-being. The effort was funded by the BCN organizational members together with personal donations from individuals. Funding supported the statistical analysis effort and updating this website and other communications. Contracted work was supplemented from countless volunteer hours from many of our project contributors below. Thank you!
Project Contributors
Data Analyst
Valerie A. Steen PhD
BCN Steering Committee
Judy Pollock, Aubrey Sirman, Chris Monaghan, Tim Balassie, Matt Igleski, Sonny Cohen
Science Advisors
Doug Stotz PhD, Gary Casper PhD, Stephanie Beilke MS, Jim Herkert PhD, Aubrey Sirman PhD
Database Management
Chris Monaghan, Donna Kenski, Eric Secker
Web Developer & Designer
Eric Secker
PR Project Manager
Diann Bilderback
PR/Communications Team
Diann Bilderback, Bob Fisher, Judy Pollock, Sonny Cohen, Eric Secker
Communications
Bob Fisher
Media Relations
Bob Dolgan (Turnstone Strategies)
Database
eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance [web application]. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: https://www.ebird.org.
Summary of Findings
Read our 13 page narrative summarizing the key findings and results from the trends analysis.
