The Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas website was officially launched on March 25th. Please click here to access the site. The website includes the Handbook and all materials necessary to conduct surveys, plus a feature where participants can browse for Priority Blocks. The Request a Block and Data Entry functions are still in development and we are working hard to make that available as soon as we can. In the meantime, you can record any breeding evidence observations, and the general location, using the MNBBA Field Card available on the website.

If you have any questions, you can contact the Regional Coordinator in your area (found on the website), or Bonnie at 651-729-9332 or bsample@audubon.org. We appreciate your patience and as spring progresses Bonnie will post a message a day or two before Request a Block and Data Entry are available.

Thanks to all of you BCM partners who have been involved in the planning for the Atlas and for those of you who have helped with the funding for this six year project. AND we hope that most of you will get involved in one way or another in the atlas. The data gained through the atlas will be invaluable in managing our lands in Minnesota to conserve our breeding and migrating birds.