Instructions for General Atlassing

phone: (519) 586-3531 ext. 123

email: [email protected]

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Thank you very much to the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas Supporters​

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Table of Contents

​1. Introduction​

​1.1 Safety​

​1.2 Who can participate​

​1.3 Ways to participate​

​a) General atlassing​

​b) Point counts​

​c) Incidental records​

​d) Special surveys: Owls, nightjars and marshbirds​

​1.4 Surveying public and private property​

​1.5 Northern atlassing​

​1.6 Atlassing in National and Provincial Parks and Conservation Areas​

​2. Getting Started​

​2.1 Visit the Atlas website and register​

​2.2 Regional Coordinators​

​2.3 Atlasser Materials​

​2.4 Breeding evidence codes​

​3. Collecting Data​

​3.1 Goals ​

​3.2 How to Atlas ​

​a) When to Atlas​

​b) Where to Atlas​

​3.3 The Atlas (NatureCounts) app ​

​a) eBird and the Atlas​

​3.4 Data Forms​

​a) Atlas Checklist​

​b) Rare/Colonial Species and Flagged records​

​c) Point Count Forms​

​3.5 Location information​

​3.6 Project NestWatch (Optional)​

​4. Submitting Atlas Data​

​5. Thank You and Good Luck!​