# Instructions for General Atlassing

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phone: (519) 586-3531 ext. 123

email: <atlas@birdsontario.org>

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Thank you very much to the [Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas Supporters](https://www.birdsontario.org/supporters/)

**Table of Contents**

[1. Introduction](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-introduction)

[1.1 Safety](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-1-safety)

[1.2 Who can participate](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-2-who-can-participate)

[1.3 Ways to participate](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-3-ways-to-participate)

[a) General atlassing](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#a-general-atlassing)

[b) Point counts](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#b-point-counts)

[c) Incidental records](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#c-incidental-records)

[d) Special surveys: Owls, nightjars and marshbirds](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#d-special-surveys-owls-nightjars-and-marshbirds)

[1.4 Surveying public and private property](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-4-surveying-public-and-private-property)

[1.5 Northern atlassing](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-5-northern-atlassing)

[1.6 Atlassing in National and Provincial Parks and Conservation Areas](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/1.-introduction#1-6-atlassing-in-national-and-provincial-parks-and-conservation-areas)

[2. Getting Started](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/2.-getting-started#2-getting-started)

[2.1 Visit the Atlas website and register](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/2.-getting-started#2-1-visit-the-atlas-website-and-register)

[2.2 Regional Coordinators](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/2.-getting-started#2-2-regional-coordinators)

[2.3 Atlasser Materials](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/2.-getting-started#2-3-atlasser-materials)

[2.4 Breeding evidence codes](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/2.-getting-started#2-4-breeding-evidence-codes)

[3. Collecting Data](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-collecting-data)

[3.1 Goals ](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-1-goals)

[3.2 How to Atlas ](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-2-how-to-atlas)

[a) When to Atlas](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#a-when-to-atlas)

[b) Where to Atlas](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#b-where-to-atlas)

[3.3 The Atlas (NatureCounts) app ](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-3-the-atlas-naturecounts-app)

[a) eBird and the Atlas](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#a-ebird-and-the-atlas)

[3.4 Data Forms](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-4-data-forms)

[a) Atlas Checklist](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#a-atlas-checklist)

[b) Rare/Colonial Species and Flagged records](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#b-rare-colonial-species-and-flagged-records)

[c) Point Count Forms](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#c-point-count-forms)

[3.5 Location information](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-5-location-information)

[3.6 Project NestWatch (Optional)](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/3.-collecting-data#3-6-project-nestwatch-optional)

[4. Submitting Atlas Data](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/4.-submitting-atlas-data#4-submitting-atlas-data)

[5. Thank You and Good Luck!](https://birdsontario.gitbook.io/atlassing/5.-thank-you-and-good-luck#5-thank-you-and-good-luck)