| Dataset Type | Monitoring/Sampling Data |
|---|---|
| Name of Data Source | Audubon Christmas Bird Count |
| Number of Water Resources Sampled | Not Available |
| 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 |
| Date of Most Recent Data Transfer | Not Available |
| Period of Record Within the Atlas | N/A - N/A |
| Disclaimer/Use Constraints | None |
| Agency Name |
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 |
