Tucson Bird Count
2008 Spring TBC: April 15 - May 15!

 

Interested in participating in the TBC?

Latest News

June, 2008

 

With a successful 2008 spring count behind us, we're working on expanding the Park Monitoring Program - we need volunteers to cover areas like Ft. Lowell Park, KERP/Sam Lena, and Mt. Lemmon. If you are interested in adopting a site, or have an idea of a good area to add to the program, let us know! And, if you are new to the TBC and want find out more about participating, in either the 2009 count (which will be April 15-May 15) or Park Program, you can find more information about participating in the TBC here.

 

April, 2008

 

The 2008 annual TBC will run from April 15-May 15th, and it's not too late to adopt a route. There are still routes available, and all it takes is the ability to identify Tucson's birds and a morning (of your choice) to do the survey! For more information on participating in the 2008 TBC, click here! Participating is easy - just follow the steps to take the self test, register, and adopt a route. If you have any questions, email us!

 

March, 2008

 

It's almost time for the 2008 Tucson Bird Count (April 15-May 15), and we need volunteers to survey routes all over the city (check out the map of available routes). For more information on participating in the 2008 TBC, click here! Participating is easy - just follow the steps to take the self test, register, and adopt a route. If you have any questions, email us!

 

   
 

January, 2008

 

With spring around the corner, returning TBC participants are currently selecting routes. A map of available routes will be available for new participants ASAP - in the meantime, if you haven't already, register for the TBC now and we will email you when signups are starting. For more information on participating in the TBC, and to take our self test, click here for more information on the TBC!

 

 

 

How can you help?
 

Lend your birding skills to bird monitoring, science, and conservation. Adopt a route for our annual spring count (April 15 - May 15), or choose your own area to adopt for the Park Monitoring Program. Then, spend a morning (of your choosing) counting birds on your area, and enter your data on-line. You'll see results, including distribution maps for most species observed, on this website. See the Participation Overview for more info.


Participation Steps
(see the Park Monitoring Program page for that program's steps)

Everything you need is on this page!
Steps are listed below. =required step.

1   Participation Overview   Find out a little more about the program.
2 Self-Test
  All participants must first pass a quick and painless self-test.
3 Registration   Simple, free registration required for Route Sign-up and Data Entry.
4   TBC Map   Map of all TBC routes.
5   Bird ID Center   Lists of Tucson-area birds, photos, sounds, and other info.
6 Route Sign-Up   Sign up online for the route(s) you want to survey.
7 Survey Instructions   Survey instructions. Your own route maps & data forms will be mailed.
8 Survey!
Apr 15-May 15
  Not everything is on this page. Go count birds!
9 Data Entry   Enter your count data with easy-to-use forms over the web.
10   Results   The fruits of your labor! Tucson-area bird distribution maps, etc.
Special thanks to...
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Arizona Game & Fish Department

National Park Service

Tucson Audubon Society
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Tumamoc Hill at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
School of Natural Resources
USGS Sonoran Desert
Field Station

All of the TBC Participants!

 

The TBC wants your feedback! Email Rachel McCaffrey at rachmcc@email.arizona.edu