IBA Partners & Resources

Partners who have assisted with the IBA nomination process

• The Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies
• Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
• Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species program
• MassWildlife
• Members of  Massachusetts bird clubs
• National Park Service
• The Nature Conservancy
• The Trustees of Reservations
• University of Massachusetts
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

IBA Online

• American Bird Conservancy: IBA Information
• Canadian IBA program
• Department of Defense: IBAs (links to descriptions of military IBAs)
• EPA and Bird Conservation: many conservation links
• National Audubon Society’s National IBA program overview

Of Interest to Birders

• Birding Community E-bulletin: a service to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats.

Resources for Citations, Nomination Forms, Maps of Nominated Sites

• Audubon Christmas Bird Count Results provides species count totals based on Christmas Bird Count circles from 1900 to present.
• Bird Conservation Plans for each physiographic area and/or state in the U.S.
• Bird Source: This is an interactive "citizen science" web page where you can provide and exchange bird data with scientists and birders.
• Breeding Bird Survey data provides a database of all breeding bird surveys conducted between 1966 and 1999. This interactive web page allows you to search for a particular species and gather data on a species' status by region or state.
• Maptech: enter a location and get a topo map and Lat/Long coordinates
• Massachusetts Geographic Information Systems
• North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan
• Partners in Flight
• U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
• USGS: Christmas Bird Count data. Find distribution maps and population trends. This page provides maps and population trends based on annual christmas bird censuses, under Western Hemisphere.
• Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network: This site provides information on research, conservation, and status of Western Hemisphere shorebirds throughout their entire range.