Climate Watch

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch. Photo by Patrick McDonald/Audubon Photography Awards.

Mountain Bluebird. Photo by Dondi Black.

Help us find out how birds are responding to climate change.

In 2014, Audubon released the Birds and Climate Change Report highlighting the risks that climate change poses to birds across North America. In response, thousands of people asked how they could help make the world a better place for birds.

Now you can help by joining Golden Eagle Audubon Society (GEAS) as we observe birds locally and contribute information to National Audubon’s Climate Watch Program. Volunteers will commit to one survey day to look for birds where Audubon’s climate models project they should be.

Species Monitoring Varies by Season

  • Winter: Red-Breasted Nuthatch

    Photo by Megumi Aita/Audubon Photography Awards.

  • Summer: Mountain Bluebird

    Photo by Diane Taylor/Audubon Photography Awards.

Volunteer Time Commitment & Requirements

Volunteers will attend one training session and commit to monitoring for 4 hours at a predetermined site. Having access to a smartphone or GPS device is not a prerequisite but is strongly recommended to help you find the monitoring site. No previous birding experience is required.

Download the Climate Watch General Overview, courtesy of the National Audubon Society.

Please email Liz Paul for more information and to sign up.

Mountain Bluebird. Photo by Sheen Watkins/Audubon Photography Awards.