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What are we doing?
From time to time we plan to gather and disseminate bird
distribution information for selected species of North American birds.
Data for any species are welcome. However were are currently most
interested in obtaining data for the following species.
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Turkey Vulture (British Columbia and
Washington)
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Black Swift (North America)
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Osprey (Vancouver Island)
The information is being gathered and presented so
that birders, biologists, resource managers, etc. may have a better idea
of where various bird species are occurring. The information
shared her will hopefully spawn questions, research and contribution to
bird conservation.
What do we plan do with the data collected? Who will have access to the data?
We believe that relatively free access to the data is necessary for
conservation purposes. From time to time spreadsheets will be posted detailing
noteworthy observations. Most records of rarer species will be
posted shortly after processing. Unless otherwise indicated, data posted on
this web site may be used without charge provided the web site (www.birdinfo.com),
observers and sources are acknowledged. Photographs and other
non-text media are generally copyright by the photographers/recordists
and require their permission before being used.
For species for which we hold sensitive data or
large databases, the information will be released at our discretion.
Requests for this information must be in writing or by e-mail, detailing
how the data will be used, how the sources will be acknowledged, and
what the products will be. We reserve the right to attach
conditions to data use. In some cases, a nominal fee for data
extraction and processing will apply. This is not a for-profit
operation, so fees will be collected simply to offset the cost of these
tasks.
How you can help.
As we have no staff, and are doing this in spare time, extracting
data from e-mail text is not practical. Please submit your bird
observations using our data form or similar spreadsheet format. Click
HERE to
download the data form and instructions. Thank you!
Who is coordinating this project?
The North American Bird Database Project is being coordinated by
Michael
G. Shepard, RPBio and Paul Levesque, BIT. We are members of the Association of Professional Biologists
of British Columbia and are bound by a code of ethics of professional
conduct. We are conservationists by nature, and wish to have reputable
information available to the general public, resource managers and
decision makers.
How to contact us about the project?
If you have questions about the project, please e-mail us at
data@birdinfo.com
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