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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 10:03:21+00:00

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The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is the primary source for critical quantitative data to evaluate the status of continental bird species, keeping common birds common and helping fuel a $75 billion wildlife watching industry. Each year thousands of citizen scientists skilled in avian identification collect data on BBS routes throughout North America allowing us to better understand bird population changes and manage them. The USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity jointly coordinate the program, which provides reliable population data and trend analyses on more than 500 bird species.
Contacts: Keith Pardieck, David Ziolkowski Jr.
It is (relatively) easy to construct complex hierarchical models for analysis of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), but deciding which model best describes population change is difficult. We are developing methods for model selection for BBS and other important survey data sets, and using them to refine our estimates of population change from this important survey.
Contacts: John Sauer, Ph.D., William Link, Ph.D.
Designing and analyzing large-scale animal surveys is an important focus of our research. Although we conduct research into analysis methods for many surveys, the primary focus of this project is to conduct analyses and develop web-based summaries of data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS).
Below are USGS publications associated with BBS. For a complete listing of USGS BBS publications, go to the USGS Publications Warehouse.
Handel, Colleen M.; Sauer, John R.
Handel, C.M., Sauer, J.R., 2017, Combined analysis of roadside and off-road breeding bird survey data to assess population change in Alaska. Condor 119(3):557-575.
Hudson, Marie-Anne R.; Francis, Charles M.; Campbell, Kate J.; Downes, Constance M.; Smith, Adam C.; Pardieck, Keith L.
Hudson, A.-M. R., Francis, C. M., Campbell, K. J., Downes, C. M., Smith, A. C., and Pardieck, K. L., 2017, The role of the North American Breeding Bird Survey in conservation: Condor, v. 119, no. 3, p. 526-545.
Link, W. A., Sauer, J. R, and Niven, D. K., 2017, Model selection for the North American Breeding Bird Survey: A comparison of methods: Condor, v. 119, no. 3, p. 546-556.
Zimmerman, Guthrie S.; Sauer, John R.; Boomer, G. Scott; Devers, Patrick K.; Garrettson, Pamela R.
Zimmerman, G. S., Sauer, J. R., Boomer, G. S., Devers, P. K., and Garrettson, P. R., 2017, Integrating Breeding Bird Survey and demographic data to estimate Wood Duck population size in the Atlantic Flyway: Condor, v. 119, no. 3, p. 616-628.
Sauer, John R.; Ziolkowski, David; Pardieck, Keith L.; Smith, Adam C.; Hudson, Marie-Anne R.; Rodriguez, Vicente; Berlanga, Humberto; Niven, Daniel; Link, William A.
Sauer, J. R., Pardieck, K. L., Ziolkowski, D. J., Jr., Smith, A. C., Hudson, A.-M. R., Rodriguez, V., Berlanga, H., Niven, D. K., and Link, W. A., 2017, The first 50 years of the North American Breeding Bird Survey: Condor, v. 119, no. 3, p. 576-593.
Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Blancher, Peter J.; Stanton, Jessica C.; Panjabi, Arvind O.
Rosenberg, K.V., Blancher, P.J., Stanton, J.C., Panjabi, A.O. 2017. Use of North American Breeding Bird Survey data in avian conservation assessments. The Condor. Vol. 119:594-606. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-17-57.1.
Sauer, John R.; Niven, Daniel; Pardieck, Keith L.; Ziolkowski, David; Link, William A.
Sauer, J. R., Niven, D. K., Pardieck, K. L., Ziolkowski, D. J., and Link, W. A., 2017, Expanding the North American Breeding Bird Survey analysis to include additional species and regions: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, v. 8, no. 1, p. 154-172.
Coates, Peter S.; Brussee, Brianne E.; Howe, Kristy B.; Fleskes, Joseph P.; Dwight, Ian; Connelly, Daniel P.; Meshriy, Matt G.; Gardner, Scott C.
Sundstrom, Shana M.; Eason, Tarsha; Nelson, R. John; Angeler, David G.; Barichievy, Chris; Garmestani, Ahjond S.; Graham, Nicholas A.J.; Granholm, Dean; Gunderson, Lance; Knutson, Melinda; Nash, Kirsty L.; Spanbauer, Trisha; Stow, Craig A.; Allen, Craig R.
Link, William A.; Sauer, John R.
Clement, Matthew J.; Hines, James E.; Nichols, James D.; Pardieck, Keith L.; Ziolkowski, David J.
Clement, M. J., Hines, J. E., Nichols, J. D., Pardieck, K. L., and Ziolkowski, D. J., Jr., 2016, Estimating indices of range shifts in birds using dynamic models when detection is imperfect: Global Change Biology, v. 22, no. 10, p. 3273–3285.
Below are data or web applications associated with this project.
The North American Breeding Bird Survey dataset contains avian point count data for more than 700 North American bird taxa (species, races, and unidentified species groupings). These data are collected annually during the breeding season, primarily June, along thousands of randomly established roadside survey routes in the United States and Canada.
This website presents population change information for more than 400 species of North American birds, as estimated from the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Estimates of trend (interval-specific estimates of population change), annual indices of abundance, and maps of abundance and population change for these species are presented for a variety of regions.
Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a project monitored by the USGS and the Canadian Wildlife Service on the status and trends of North American bird populations. The data can be used to estimate population trends and relative abundances at various scales.

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