Yukon Boreal Bird Monitoring Program (BBMP) - human point counts

The Boreal Bird Monitoring Program (BBMP) - Yukon is a multi-species terrestrial bird monitoring program to support the Boreal Monitoring Strategy and conservation planning of terrestrial birds (landbirds, secretive waterbirds, shorebirds) in all boreal ecoregions in Yukon. Background: BBMP is a comprehensive (all 22 ecoregions and all habitat/vegetation types), statistically rigorous, hierarchical sampling design (Boreal Optimal Sampling Strategy or BOSS) that includes cost constraints, habitat stratification, and spatial balance. The BOSS design was tested in multiple jurisdictions in Canada. and is being implemented across Canada’s boreal region. For more information on BBMP, see Van Wilgenburg et al. (2020) (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234494). Avian monitoring is limited both spatially and temporally within Canada’s boreal regions, especially in northern regions. As a result, the Canadian Wildlife Service has developed the BOSS, a national framework for the use of a standardized sampling design to monitor boreal landbirds in a cost-effective way. Between 2017-2023, human point counts were conducted by the migratory birds unit of CWS-NOR in Whitehorse, Yukon across 16 Yukon…

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Environment and Climate Change Canada

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2026-03-13