Metadata Summary: Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Dataset Type: Monitoring/Sampling Data
Name of Data Source: Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Number of Water Resources Sampled: Unknown
Datasource Abbreviation (dataset): AUDUBON_CBC
Description of Datasource: Audubon Christmas Bird Count data collected by volunteers annually. More than 50,000 observers participate each year in this all-day census of early-winter bird populations. The results of their efforts are compiled into the longest running database in ornithology, representing over a century of unbroken data on trends of early-winter bird populations across the Americas. Simply put, the Christmas Bird Count, or CBC, is citizen science in action.
Method of Transferring Data to the Atlas: Manual transfer via HTTP
How Often Data is Transferred to the Atlas: Annually
Data Current on Atlas as of: Not Available
Period of Record Within the Atlas: Not Available
Disclaimer/Use Constraints:
None
Custodian Information:
National Audubon Society
Christmas Bird Counts
Audubon Science Office
Contact Name: Audubon Science Office
Contact Phone: 302-858-0724
Contact E-mail:
cbcadmin@audubon.org
Contact URL:
https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count
