Welcome to Audubon's Arizona Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program website!!
**RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS**
Backcountry IBA Surveys:
June 6-7: Come out to help to conduct an IBA bird survey in the Patagonia Mountains (a potential IBA), in the beautiful Humboldt Canyon ecosystem.
The survey involves owling on Friday evening, camping, and then surveys in the canyons on Saturday morning. Habitat is Pine/Oak and the area is incredibly rich in associated bird species of this habitat.
June 20-21: Come out to help conduct an IBA bird survey in the rugged Galiuro Mountains (also a potential IBA), in S. Ash and Bear Canyons. The survey involves owling on Friday evening, camping, and then surveys in the canyons on Saturday morning. Habitat is Oak and Ash and the area in unknown in its potential.
* Please call: Scott Wilbor at TAS-IBA to sign-up (628-1730) for either of these exciting backcountry IBA surveys. More detailed information and directions will be given.
Arizona IBA Bird Survey Database, hosted by the Tucson Audubon Society.
Arizona IBA Bird Survey Data Entry (valid login required)
The AZ IBA Program Avian Science Initiative.
This is the program's initiative to collect science-based ornithological data in order to:
- Rigorously identify IBAs in Arizona through review by our AZ IBA Program Science Committee,
- To contribute ornithological inventory and monitoring data to Arizona Game and Fish Department, through the Coordinated Bird Monitoring Program of the Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative, and to
- Provide site and species specific ornithological survey results to our agency and land manager partners in order to benefit the conservation of avian species of conservation concern.
The AZ IBA Bird Survey Database is an evolving project. The database is expected to be constantly improved upon over time. An initial 2-year project as been undertaken between the Arizona IBA Program office at Tucson Audubon Society and the University of Arizona, School of Renewable Resources. Beginning in January 2007, a Graduate Research Assistantship project has been sponsored by Tucson Audubon to enhance the program's Access database and expand web and GIS (geographical information system) access to collected IBA bird survey data projects across Arizona.
Immediate goals by the end of 2007 include integrating IBA survey back-data (from 2002 to May 2007) into the new database, expanding the number of query data reports available to the user, and providing a map of survey sites, IBA status, and types of surveys occurring at that site.
Access to enter data into the AZ IBA Bird Survey Database is through an assigned password provided by contacting the IBA office at Tucson Audubon Society (520) 628-1730.
In order to obtain more specific information about forming or joining IBA Bird Survey Team, bird survey training workshops, protocols employed in the surveys, and survey designs, please contact the IBA Program office at Tucson Audubon Society (520) 628-1730.
IBA Program Resources
Conducting Bird Surveys:
AZ IBA Bird Survey Protocol Document
Line Transect Datasheet
Point Count Datasheet
Point Count (100m, 5 min.) Datasheet
Area Search
Census Datasheet
Nocturnal Datasheet
Code Sheet
Universal Coversheet
Survey dates for southern Arizona Waterbodies
Survey Time Periods and General Dates for Transects, Area Search and Point Counts
IBA Nomination Materials:
IBA Nomination Form (Sept. 2007)
Bird Data Form Extra
IBA Criteria Update (Jan. 2007)
Land Ownership Guidelines
Arizona Special Status Species 2008
The Arizona Important Bird Areas Program is co-administered by:
Audubon Arizona (Tice Supple, Director of Bird Conservation) and Tucson Audubon Society (Scott Wilbor, AZ IBA Program Conservation Biologist, and additional IBA Program staff at Tucson Audubon Society).
The Arizona IBA Program, Avian Science Initiative is led by the Arizona IBA Program at Tucson Audubon Society . This website and the AZ IBA Bird Survey Database linked within it are administered by Tucson Audubon Society.
To participate in science-based IBA bird surveys managed by Audubon's IBA Program in Arizona , including surveys at potential IBAs, existing IBAs, or at sites of interest to Audubon chapters in AZ, please contact Scott Wilbor, AZ IBA Program Conservation Biologist at Tucson Audubon Society (520) 628-1730.
To inquire about the AZ IBA Program in general, including the IBA nomination and review process, the AZ IBA Science Committee, IBAs identified to date, and IBA recognition & publicity, as well as Audubon state policy issues, please contact Tice Supplee, Director of Bird Conservation at Audubon Arizona (620) 468-6470.
Additionally, both IBA Program offices in Arizona work on issues and specific projects for the conservation of Important Birds Areas in Arizona . The IBA Program works with people to promote win-win-win objectives for people, wildlife, and positive economics.
The AZ IBA Program also works in partnership with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (through the Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative), the Sonoran Joint Venture, the Intermountain West Joint Venture, Arizona State Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, BLM, land trusts, and various non-governmental organizations, colleges, and universities.
See Arizona IBA Program web pages at:
http://www.tucsonaudubon.org/azibaprogram
http://az.audubon.org/BirdSci.html
For IBA site information in Arizona:
http://www.audubon.org/bird/iba/index.html