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- See also 2001 in birding and ornithology, main events of 2002, other specialist lists of events in 2002 and 2003 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
New species
To be completed
Taxonomic developments
To be completed
Other events
- eBird, a database for bird lists, photos, and sounds was created by Cornell University and the National Audubon Society. eBird has grown into a large, diverse citizen science project as eBird “provides a permanent repository for… observations and a method for keeping track of each user’s personal observations, birding effort, and various lists'' [1]
- The 2000 publication of the popular field guide The Sibley Guide to Birds reached 500,000 in sales copies.[2]
Europe
Britain
Breeding birds
- A pair of European bee-eaters nests at Bishop Middleham Quarry in County Durham, raising two young - see Bee-eaters in Britain
Migrant and wintering birds
To be completed
Rare birds
- The small influx of orange-billed terns occurred in England and Wales during the summer, involving at least two birds believed to be elegant terns.
- A male pallid harrier at Elmley, Kent in August is the first long-staying bird on the British mainland, and attracts thousands of visitors
- A lesser kestrel on the Isles of Scilly in May was the first to be seen by large numbers of observers
- A juvenile Allen's gallinule on the Isle of Portland, Dorset is the second British record; it died soon after being found[3]
- A female lesser sand plover in Lincolnshire in May is Britain's second
- A rufous turtle dove on Orkney in November is the first to be seen by large numbers of observers
- A tree swallow on Unst, Shetland in May was Britain's second
- Two Sykes' warblers were seen, taking the British total to five
- A record influx of rose-coloured starlings occurred in June, involving some 128 individuals
Other events
- The British Birdwatching Fair has Sumatra's rainforests as its theme for the year.[4]
To be completed
North America
New Species
- “ ‘Dark Rumped’ Petrel (Peterodrama Phaeopygia) is now recognized to consist of two species, Galapagos Petrel (P. Phaeopygia)”. It has been added to the checklist as a code 5 species.[5]
United States
Rare Birds
- One Ross’s Goose (Chen Rosii) found in Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park in Irondequoit, New York on September 8, 2002 [6]
- The Black Brant (Branta Bernicla) was found in New Baltimore Greene county in New York on October 25, 2002[6]
Other Events
- The Avian Management study for the state of Colorado by the U.S. Department of Agriculture was accomplished, which provided “trend information and baseline data for future comparison, monitoring, and evaluation” [7]
- The first ever Mono Basin Bird Festival(Bird Chautauqua) was held in the Inyo National Forest. The festival was organized by the Audubon Society, the Mono Lakes Committee, the PBRO (Point Reyes Bird Observatory), and California State Parks[7]
- The Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project was completed, which “inventories birds in several areas on the forest and which will be published in a book, Birds of Oregon: A General Reference” [7]
- Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas was completed after being started in 1997 to systemically survey, document, and publish data.[7]
- In the 102nd bird count, there were 38,287 field observers and 5.565 yard-bird observers for a total of 43,852 participants.[8]
- The only known Spix's Macaw named Presley in the U.S., first discovered in Colorado, was returned to Brazil after being missing for 25 years.[9]
- The American Birding Association created the Robert Ridgway Award for Publications in Field Ornithology.[10]
- ABA (American Birding Association) Award Recipients from 2002.[10]
- ABA Roger Tory Peterson Award
- ABA Chandler Robbins Award
- Charles Duncan
- ABA Ludlow Griscom Award
- Rich Stallcup
- ABA Claudia Wilds Award
- Dan Williams
- ABA Robert Ridgway Award
Canada
Other Events
- In the 102nd bird count, there were 7,190 field observers and 4,026 feeder watcher for a total of 11,236 participants.[8]
Africa
Other Events
- BirdLife South Africa appointed a full-time person to manage the development of Zululand Birding Route.[11] The Zululand Birding Route promotes avitourism and environmental conservation.[12]
Australasia
New Zealand
- A total of 24 kākāpō chicks are fledged on Codfish Island, increasing the world population of this critically endangered species from 62 birds to 86, the biggest increase since the start of the Kākāpō Recovery programme.
References
- ↑ Sullivan, Brian L, Wood, Christopher L, Iliff, Marshall J, Bonney, Rick E, Fink, Daniel, & Kelling, Steve. (2009). eBird: A citizen-based bird observation network in the biological sciences. Biological Conservation, 142(10), 2282–2292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.006
- ↑ Cordell, H. Ken; Herbert, Nancy G. (2002). "The Popularity of Birding is Still Growing" (PDF). Birding: 54–61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2008.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ ABA 2002 Annual Report. American Birding Association, www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ccr2002.pdf.
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 NYSARC Report for 2002, nybirds.org/NYSARC/Reports/NYSARC2002.html.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 “USDA Forest Service Appendix A.” USDA Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/wildlife/final_bar_app_a_2004.pdf.
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 102nd Christmas Bird Count. Audubon Science Center Bird Studies Canada, nas-national-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/american_birds102a.pdf.
- ↑ Post, Shankar Vedantam the Washington. RARE Bird Returns Home after 25 Years. 25 Oct. 2018, www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-12-26-0212260120-story.html
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 “ABA Award Recipients.” American Birding Association, 7 Feb. 2020, www.aba.org/aba-award-recipients.
- ↑ Biggs, D. (2013). "Birding, sustainability and ecotourism". In International Handbook on Ecotourism. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857939975.00037
- ↑ “Zululand Bird Route Information Directory.” Zululand Bird Route, www.zululand-birding-route-info.co.za/routes. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
