Caretaker Resources

General Caretaker Manual (PDF) National IBA Brochure (PDF) IBA Status Benefits (PDF brochure) Tips to Conserve Birds Validity of Citizen Science (PDF article) IBA Canada Facebook Page and Facebook Group IBA Canada YouTube Channel   Technical Guiding Principles for Nominating and Designating IBAs (PDF) Field Form (to update site information; a monitoring/assessment preliminary form; PDF and Word) Field Form Guidance (please read before using the field form; PDF) eBird quick start guide (easily enter your bird observations online thus contributing to enhanced bird knowledge and conservation!) IBA Canada eBird protocol (PDF) and announcement IBA Boundaries (PDF) ArcGIS Explorer Installation and Digitization Guide (PDF) Piping Plover Volunteer Training Guide (PDF)
	Shorebirds in flight Photo: © Shutterstock Sandhill Cranes Photo: © Shutterstock

The IBA Program is an international conservation initiative coordinated by BirdLife International. The Canadian co-partners for the IBA Program are Birds Canada and Nature Canada.