Gabriel Foley presents “Atlasing in the Final Year of the Maryland and DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3”
Next year is the fifth and final year of data collection for the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 (BBA3). This
community science project is documenting the distribution, abundance, and timing of each bird species that breeds
in Maryland or DC. When complete, the BBA3 dataset can be compared to similar past projects and will provide an
unparalleled record of how local bird distributions have changed over the last 40 years. Atlas Coordinator Gabriel
Foley will provide an overview of how the project collects data, an update on the current status, and a review of the
strategy for completing the project’s goals in its final year.

Gabriel Foley is an avid birder from the prairie province of Saskatchewan, Canada. While at the University of Regina,
he researched nighthawk habitat use in Canada’s boreal forest; then he studied White-browed Sparrow-Weaver nest-
building behavior at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He coordinated Saskatchewan’s nightjar surveys and
hosted a weekly nature radio show, The Prairie Naturalist. Now, he is excited to be the Coordinator for the Maryland
& DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3. You can connect with him at [email protected].