2002 in birding and ornithology
| Years in birding and ornithology: | 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| Centuries: | 22nd century
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| Years: | 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
- See also other specialist lists of events in 2002 and 2003 in birding and ornithology.
Worldwide
New species
- See also Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
To be completed
Taxonomic developments
To be completed
Other events
- eBird, a database for bird lists, photos, and sounds was created by 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
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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 ploverin Lincolnshire in May is Britain's second
- A rufous turtle dove on Orkneyin 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' warblerswere seen, taking the British total to five
- A record influx of rose-coloured starlingsoccurred 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 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 critically endangeredspecies 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.
- ^ "Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni [Thomson, 1842]". BTO. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Celebrating 30 years of Birdfair: 3 decades of global conservation impact". Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ ABA 2002 Annual Report. American Birding Association, www.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ccr2002.pdf.
- ^ a b NYSARC Report for 2002, nybirds.org/NYSARC/Reports/NYSARC2002.html.
- ^ a b c d “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.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b “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.