Latest update:
22 May 2011
Mini Breeding Bird SurveysOrange, Chatham, and Durham CountiesNorth Carolina
A Mini Breeding Bird Survey (MBBS) is a small-scale version of the full
Breeding Bird Survey organized each year by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service throughout North America.
An MBBS focuses on one county. Volunteers count birds seen or
heard along randomly chosen routes on secondary roads. The
objective is to determine the distribution of breeding birds in the county
and to assess any year-to-year changes in their numbers.
An annual MBBS began in Orange County (12 routes) in 1999, in Chatham
County (14 routes) in 2000, and in Durham County (8 routes) in 2002.
The number of routes in each county varies with the size of the
county.
The first decade of MBBS (1999-2009)
2009 was the
eleventh consecutive year for Orange County,
During this period we covered all routes in these three counties almost
annually.
Special thanks to our county coordinators for this decade ...
Ginger Travis Orange County)
... and to all participants -- all 38 of them for 2009!
Our results for 1999-2009. . .
Orange County --
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Chatham County --
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Durham County --
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
some analysis of trends in populations of birds during this decade
More information about ...
our procedures
including descriptions and maps of our routes a list of birds breeding in our area
If you have questions, please contact Haven Wiley !
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