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The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2021

January 19, 2023

This data product consists of a database of population change and abundance estimates for North American birds, estimated from North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Data are presented for 548 species of birds in 4 spreadsheets containing trend estimates and annual indices for 2 time periods. Estimates are derived for each species using the 1 of 4 alternative models, and a cross-validation model selection procedure was used to select the best model for each species.

Publication Year 2023
Title The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2021
DOI 10.5066/P9SC7T11
Authors John R Sauer, William A Link, James E Hines
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Leetown Research Laboratory
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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