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Science activity #49941, updated 29 April 2022

North American Breeding Bird Survey [BBS]

Description / purpose

The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is the primary source for critical quantitative data to evaluate the status of continental bird species, keeping common birds common and helping fuel a $75 billion wildlife watching industry.

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

None specified

Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (1975)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (1975 - 2019)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Location

Subbasins
Delta regions

Geographic tags

CLIFTON COURT FOREBAY , FRANKS TRACT

Products and outputs

Type Title Description Views
Link North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) website URL for the North American Breeding Bird Survey (B 6
Link North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Fact Sheet Fact Sheet for the BBS. The document includes det 7
Link On the Road Again for a Bird Survey that Counts Article from Birding, vol 42, No. 4, July 2010 tha 2
Link North American Breeding Bird Survey Raw Data URL to access data from the BBS 3
Link North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Methodology Training website URL for the training website for BBS that includes 0

Type and context

Science action area

Unspecified

Management themes

None specified

Science themes

Habitat changes , Species

Types

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Science functions

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Management actions

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Science Topics

Mudflats , Intertidal / transition zones , Above-highwater refugia , Main channels , Sloughs , Backwater , Seasonally flooded , Open water , Managed ponds , Riparian wildlife , Forests , Non-forested vegetation , Delta islands , Pacific flyway , Waterfowl , Shorebirds , Gulls , Saltwater / freshwater marshes , Habitat , Birds , Non-resident / overwintering birds

Lead implementing organization

U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]

Partner implementing organizations

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] , U.S. Bureau of Land Management [BLM] , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA] , National Audubon Society , U.S. Forestry Service [USFS]

Funding organizations

None specified

Funding programs

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Funding sources

None specified