The Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program has a growing team of volunteers! We are keen support all volunteers that dedicate their time to learning about and protecting Manitoba’s birds and have compiled valuable resources for volunteers to access here.
We use eBird to enter monitoring data into the national IBA system. For information on how to use eBird for monitoring, read: Using eBird for the Manitoba Important Bird Area program.
To learn more about identification of Manitoba’s shorebirds, grassland birds, wetland birds, nocturnal and crepuscular birds, and much much more, visit the Manitoba IBA Program’s Youtube channel! Visit the Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas for detailed species accounts.
Birder’s checklists for different IBA regions of Manitoba:
- Hudson Bay IBA Birder’s Checklist (MB003-Churchill & Vicinity; MB006-Kaskattama River Mouth; MB008-Nelson River Estuary & Marshy Point; MB013-Seal Bay Estuary)
- Northern Central IBA Birder’s Checklist (MB004-Gull and Sandhill Island; MB007-Kaweenakumik; MB012-Pipestone Rocks; MB053-Gull Bay Spits; MB055-Saskatchewan River Delta; MB062-Little George Island; MB066-North Channel Island; MB067-Dory’s Reef; MB070-South Long Island; MB081-Sagemace & Coleman Bay; MB082-Kasakeemeemisekak Islands; MB083-Lake St. Martin Islands; MB085-Long Island & Long Island Bay; MB086-Louis Island & Reefs; MB098-Spruce Island Reef; MB099-Balabas Island)
- Southern and Central IBA Birder’s Checklist (MB001-Delta Marsh; MB038-North, West and East Shoal Lakes; MB009-Netley-Libau Marsh; MB039-Grant’s Lake; MB010-Oak Hammock Marsh; MB087-Marshy Point; MB028-Proven Lake WMA; MB091-Riverton Sandy Bar; MB031-Dog Lake; MB092-Sand Reef Islands; MB032-Duck Island; MB093-Sandy Bay Marshes; MB033-Langruth/Big Grass Marsh; MB100-Kinosota/Leifur)
- Southwestern Manitoba IBA Birder’s Checklist (MB002-Douglas Marsh; MB011-Oak Lake/Plum Lakes Area; MB015-Whitewater Lake; MB024-Southwestern Manitoba Mixed-Grass Prairie)
For more information on monitoring contact Program Coordinator Mackenzie Glover at iba@naturemanitoba.ca and follow us on social media!
“How To” Manuals:
- Canadian Important Bird Areas Caretaker Manual
- IBA Outreach Kit
- IBA Site Caretaker Welcome Package 2014
- IBA Monitor Welcome Package 2014
- Facebook for IBA Caretakers Guide
- MB IBA Caretaker Guidelines for Communications
Monitoring Resources:
- Using eBird for the Manitoba Important Bird Area program
- eBird Tutorial for IBA Caretakers (IBA Canada Youtube)
- IBA Car Sign
- Bird Counting 101 (eBird)
- Bird Counting 201 (eBird)
- Dendroica – An Aid to Identifying Western Hemisphere Birds
- Dendroica – An Aid to Identifying Western Hemisphere Birds
- Churchill identification card 2017
- Wetland bird identification card
Annual Report Resources:
Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program 