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Bird monitoring data resources represent arguably the most comprehensive time-series environmental data in existence. These data, gathered by hundreds of independent projects, have collected an estimated 60 million records over the past 100 years.

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Records Access Level
1 Project FeederWatch
Project FeederWatch - Bird Studies Canada, Cornell Lab of Ornithology		 14,422,340 Level 5
2 Breeding Bird Surveys (50 stops)
Breeding Bird Survey - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Canadian Wildlife Service		 7,935,946 Level 2
3 Christmas Bird Counts
Christmas Bird Counts - Bird Studies Canada, National Audubon Society		 5,518,698 Level 2
4 Breeding Bird Surveys
Breeding Bird Survey - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Canadian Wildlife Service		 4,938,356 Level 2
5 EBird
eBird Canada - Bird Studies Canada, Cornell Lab of Ornithology		 2,476,325 Level 5
6 CMMN Banding Data: Long Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Bird Studies Canada		 848,022 Level 3
7 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Long Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Bird Studies Canada		 812,478 Level 3
8 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2001-2005): point count data
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 592,425 Level 3
9 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2001-2005): raw breeding evidence
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 541,743 Level 3
10 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (1981-1985): raw breeding evidence
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 407,287 Level 3
11 Ontario Bird Feeder Survey
Project FeederWatch - Bird Studies Canada		 324,560 Level 3
12 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2001-2005): highest breeding evidence per square
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 256,702 Level 3
13 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (1981-1985): highest breeding evidence per square
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 205,816 Level 3
14 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Haldimand Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Haldimand Bird Observatory		 172,415 Level 2
15 British Columbia Coastal Waterbirds Survey
British Columbia Coastal Waterbird Survey - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 164,403 Level 3
16 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (2006-2010): raw breeding evidence
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 162,924 Level 3
17 Great Backyard Bird Count
Great Backyard Bird Count - National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology		 157,827 Level 5
18 Marsh Monitoring Program - Bird Surveys
Marsh Monitoring Program - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 153,059 Level 3
19 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (1986-1990): raw breeding evidence
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 142,920 Level 3
20 Raptor Population Index
Raptor Population Index - Hawk Migration Association of North America		 108,052 Level 2
21 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (1986-1990): highest breeding evidence per square
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 93,053 Level 3
22 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (2006-2010): highest breeding evidence per square
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 89,546 Level 3
23 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (2006-2010): point count data
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 86,545 Level 3
24 British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas (2008-2012): raw breeding evidence
British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, BC Nature, BC Field Ornithologists, Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies, Louisiana Pacific, Pacific Wildlife Foundation, The		 84,380 Level 3
25 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Thunder Cape Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Thunder Cape Bird Observatory		 82,906 Level 2
26 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Delta Marsh Bird Observatory		 75,767 Level 2
27 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory		 72,535 Level 2
28 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Atlantic Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Atlantic Bird Observatory		 63,776 Level 2
29 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Whitefish Point Bird Observatory		 63,251 Level 2
30 British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas (2008-2012): highest breeding evidence per square
British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, BC Nature, BC Field Ornithologists, Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies, Louisiana Pacific, Pacific Wildlife Foundation, The		 60,218 Level 3
31 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory		 60,135 Level 2
32 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Rocky Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory		 54,115 Level 2
33 Marsh Monitoring Program - Amphibian Surveys
Marsh Monitoring Program - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 50,480 Level 3
34 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Beaverhill Bird Observatory		 49,128 Level 2
35 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac		 46,742 Level 2
36 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Pelee Island Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Pelee Island Bird Observatory		 44,409 Level 2
37 British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas (2008-2012): point count data
British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, BC Nature, BC Field Ornithologists, Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies, Louisiana Pacific, Pacific Wildlife Foundation, The		 42,004 Level 3
38 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory		 41,551 Level 2
39 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Mackenzie Nature Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Mackenzie Nature Observatory		 38,576 Level 2
40 Ontario Nocturnal Owls Survey
Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources		 37,530 Level 3
41 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station		 36,999 Level 2
42 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Last Mountain Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Last Mountain Bird Observatory		 36,315 Level 2
43 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: McGill Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - McGill Bird Observatory		 28,579 Level 2
44 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2001-2005): rare species and colonial data
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 27,970 Level 3
45 Red-shouldered Hawk and Spring Woodpecker Survey
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources		 27,696 Level 3
46 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Innis Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Innis Point Bird Observatory		 26,488 Level 2
47 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary		 21,225 Level 2
48 Atlantic Nocturnal Owls Survey
Atlantic Canada Nocturnal Owl Survey - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources		 9,851 Level 3
49 Manitoba Nocturnal Owls Survey
Manitoba Nocturnal Owl Survey - Bird Studies Canada, Manitoba Conservation		 9,018 Level 3
50 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Vaseux Lake Migration Monitoring Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Vaseux Lake Migration Monitoring Station		 8,795 Level 2
51 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (2006-2010): rare species and colonial data
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 2,267 Level 3
52 British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas (2008-2012): rare species and colonial data
British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, BC Nature, BC Field Ornithologists, Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies, Louisiana Pacific, Pacific Wildlife Foundation, The		 2,161 Level 3
53 Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (2001-2005): point count data for species at risk
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Ontario Nature		 31 Level 3
54 Acadian Flycatcher Survey
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 1
55 Alberta Nocturnal Owls Survey
Alberta Nocturnal Owl Survey - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, Beaverhill Bird Observatory		 n/a Level 3
56 Atlantic Canada Beached Bird Survey
- Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
57 Bald Eagle Nest Productivity
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 1
58 Bald Eagle Nest Satellite Tracking
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 1
59 Barn Owl Recovery Program
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 1
60 British Columbia Beached Birds Survey
British Columbia Coastal Waterbird Survey - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 n/a Level 3
61 British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas (2008-2012): point count data for species at risk
British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, BC Nature, BC Field Ornithologists, Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies, Louisiana Pacific, Pacific Wildlife Foundation, The		 n/a Level 3
62 British Columbia Nocturnal Owls Survey
BC-Yukon Nocturnal Owl Survey Data Entry - Bird Studies Canada, British Columbia Ministry of Environment		 n/a Level 3
63 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Albert Creek Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Albert Creek Bird Observatory		 n/a Level 2
64 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Atlantic Bird Observatory - Bon Portage Island
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network 		n/a Level 2
65 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Atlantic Bird Observatory - Seal Island
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network 		n/a Level 2
66 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Brier Island Bird Migration Research Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Brier Island Bird Migration Research Station		 n/a Level 2
67 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Gros Morne National Park Migration Monitoring Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Gros Morne National Park Migration Monitoring Station		 n/a Level 2
68 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Revelstoke Bird Monitoring Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Revelstoke Bird Monitoring Station		 n/a Level 2
69 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: St. Andrews Bird Banding Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - St. Andrews Bird Banding Station		 n/a Level 2
70 CMMN Daily Estimated Totals: Teslin Lake Bird Banding Station
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Teslin Lake Bird Banding Station		 n/a Level 2
71 Canadian Lakes Loon Survey
Canadian Lakes Loon Survey - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
72 Forest Bird Monitoring Program - Point Pelee National Park
Forest Bird Monitoring Program - Bird Studies Canada, Parks Canada		 n/a Level 3
73 Golden-winged Warbler
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program 		n/a Level 1
74 High Elevation Landbird Program
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
75 Hooded Warbler Survey
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 n/a Level 1
76 LPWWRF - Long Point Waterfowl Census
 n/a Level 2
77 Long Point Bird Observatory - Monarch Butterflies
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
78 Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas (2006-2010): point count data for species at risk
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Prince Edward Island Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nature NB, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island		 n/a Level 3
79 Maritimes Nest Record Scheme
Canadian Nest Record Schemes (Project NestWatch) - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 n/a Level 3
80 New Brunswick Forest Hawk and Woodpecker survey
- Bird Studies Canada, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources		 n/a Level 3
81 Nova Scotia Piping Plover Conservation Program
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources		 n/a Level 1
82 Ontario Heronry Inventory
 n/a Level 3
83 Ontario Nest Record Scheme
Canadian Nest Record Schemes (Project NestWatch) - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
84 Prairie Nest Record Scheme
Canadian Nest Record Schemes (Project NestWatch) - Federation of Alberta Naturalists, Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
85 Prothonotary Warbler Nest Productivity
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service		 n/a Level 1
86 Québec Nest Record Scheme
Canadian Nest Record Schemes (Project NestWatch) - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 3
87 Québec Nocturnal Owls Survey
Québec Nocturnal Owl Survey - Bird Studies Canada, Birds Protection Québec		 n/a Level 3
88 Short-eared Owl Census
Bird Studies Canada - Species at risk program - Bird Studies Canada		 n/a Level 1

NatureCounts Statistics:

Records43,261,027
Locations237,191
Taxa3,315
Date Range1901 - 2010
Datasets255

 

 

  
 

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