Massachusetts Important Bird Areas

Partners and Resources

The following Partners have assisted with the IBA nomination process

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

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

• 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.

Sites useful for citations, filling out nomination forms, and providing maps of nominated sites

• Maptech: enter a location and get a topo map and Lat/Long coordinates
• Massachusetts Geographic Information Systems
• U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
• North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan
• Partners in Flight
• Bird Conservation Plans for each physiographic area and/or state in the U.S.
• Breeding Bird Survey data: This page 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.
• 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.
• Audubon: Christmas Bird Count data. This page provides species count totals based on Christmas Bird Count circles from 1900 to present.
• Bird Source: This is an interactive "citizen science" web page where you can provide and exchange bird data with scientists and birders.
• Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network: This site provides information on research, conservation, and status of Western Hemisphere shorebirds throughout their entire range.