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Welcome
to Pennsylvania's Second Breeding Bird Atlas
 Are
you, or someone you know, one of the estimated 2.7 million bird
watchers in Pennsylvania?
If you are,
we need your help! The 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas is
the most extensive survey of the state’s nesting birds
ever attempted. Begun in 2004, the 2nd PBBA will continue for
five years, until the end of 2008.
Young or old,
casual “backyard” bird watcher or avid birder, just
beginning or with a lifetime of experience— everyone is
welcomed and encouraged to take part in the 2nd Pennsylvania
Breeding Bird Atlas. Accomplishing the 2nd PBBA means putting
each of Pennsylvania’s thousands of nesting birds on the
map. We need the help of volunteers all across the state to
reach our goal!
Project Sponsors
The 2nd PBBA is a joint project of the Pennsylvania Game Commission
and The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, with principal
funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s State
Wildlife Grants program. The Wild Resource Conservation Fund
has provided additional project funding. In-kind and other
assistance is provided by Pennsylvania’s Bureaus of Forestry
and State Parks, Pennsylvania Audubon, Pennsylvania Society
for Ornithology, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center, Penn
State Institutes of the Environment (Pennsylvania Spatial Data
Access program, PASDA), Penn State School of Forest Resources
and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Click here for more
information on our sponsoring institutions.
 Our
Most Important Resource is You!
Even with
strong institutional support, completing the 2nd PBBA depends
on the participation of thousands of volunteer bird watchers
like you. From a single record of a robin nesting on your porch
post, to a handful of observations of birds seen at a state
park while on your family’s summer vacation, to a long
list of nesting species you’ve compiled after having
spent dozens of hours watching birds in various habitats throughout
one or more of the 4,937 Atlas blocks across the state– every
single record adds value to the project.
Click here to learn why you should volunteer for the 2nd PBBA.
Click here if you are ready to register as a volunteer for the
2nd PBBA.
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