Resource Library

 

Our Publications

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Journal Publications

  • A Framework to Identify Priority Wetland Habitats and Movement Corridors for Urban Amphibian Conservation (2022). LINK
  • Advancing Amphibian Conservation through Citizen Science in Urban Municipalities (2021). LINK
  • Effects of Ambient Noise on Detectability and Localization of Avian Songs and Tones by Observers in Grasslands (2015). LINK
  • Pre‑breeding Energetic Management in a Mixed‑strategy Breeder (2014). LINK
  • Vocal Signals Predict Attack During Aggressive Interactions in Black-capped Chickadees (2012). LINK

Technical Communications

  • Running the Tech Treadmill on a Budget: Testing Relative Performance and Providing Considerations for Using Low-cost or Old Autonomous Recording Units PDF

Resources updated periodically. Last Update March 8, 2026

Talks and Conference Presentations

  • How Far Can we Hear with Bioacoustics? (2018). ASPB  SLIDES
  • Do you only get what you pay for? Comparing low-cost recording units to the field standard (2020). ACTWS SLIDES
  • Earth, Wind, & Fire – Amphibian Response to Wildfires, Windfarms and more. VIDEO
  • Small & Mighty: Silence is the Alarm in Water Health VIDEO
  • SOFTSPOKEN: Free Tool for Detecting Humans and Protecting Privacy in Bioacoustic Datasets. (2025). ASPB

Open Source Data

  • Field-based Testing of Sound Reception By Autonomous Recording Units- AudioMoth, SongMeter4, and SoundCache (2018). LINK

Our Open Scripts

  • Find us at github under AVianEco for repositories with open-source R-scripts and other tools. LINK
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Series of wildlife recorders on a pond shoreline.

Audio and Spectrogram References

Multi-Taxa
Acoustic Atlas Xeno Canto
Macaulay Library Yellowstone Sound Library
Amphibians
AVAMP- Amphibian ID Call of the Wetland
BC Frogs and Toads Naturewatch- Frogwatch
California Herps USGS Patuxent- Frog Quizzes
Bats
Montana Bat Call ID Training Sonobat Tables
Birds
Dendroica All About Birds
Fish
FishSounds FishEye Collaborative
Insect
Orthoptera Species File Online Singing Insects of North America

Large Dataset Tools

R
Download R Editor – R Studio
Learning R
CodeAcademy’s Free R Course R for Ecology YouTube
Getting Started- R Studio
Python
Download Python Editor – Spyder
Editor - Visual Studio Code

 

Learn Python
freeCodeCamp Data Camp
Automate the Boring Stuff
Sharing Data
Lila BC – Camera Trap Datasets Zenodo
Silent Cities Eclipse Soundscapes
Learn about AI and ML
DeepLearning.AI
Learn about FFT
Interactive Guide to the Fast Fourier Transformation
Pacific Chorus Frog climbing up grass over water.

Remote Detection Hardware

Acoustic Monitoring Equipment
Avisoft Peersonic
Cornell SwiftOne Titley Scientific
Frontier Labs Wildlife Acoustics
Open Acoustic Devices
Remote Camera Equipment
Browning Reconyx
Focal Recording
Marantz Seinheiser
Tascam Recorders Zoom Recorders
Headphones and Speakers
AudioTechnica FoxPro
Bose
Hardware Reviews
rtings.com
Learn about Hardware
SD Cards GUANO metadata notation

Remote Detection Software

Audio Analysis Software
Audacity Kaleidoscope
Anabat Insight Raven
Bat Call ID SASLab Pro
Faber Acoustics – SoundMeterX Sonobat
Photo Analysis Software
Timelapse EcoAssist
Online Processing Platforms
WildTrax (audio, video, and photos) ArbimonII (DIY CNN tools)
ML Models
BirdNET NABat Acoustic ML
MegaDetector
R Packages
GUANO-R WarbleR
soundecology WildCo Labs FaceBlur
Physics Calculators
Sound Propagation Calculator Sound Attenuation Calculator

Publicly-available Acoustic Monitoring Protocols

Provincial
AB Handbook for Bats and Appendix 5 ON Wind Protocols for Roost Monitoring
BC RISC Standard for Bats (2022) QB- Chiroptères
Non-governmental Organizations
ABMI Bioacoustic Unit Protocols BatCon International – Handbook for Bat Echolocation Research

 

International
NABat Collect Data Site US-FWS Indiana and Northern Long-eared Bat Survey Guide
UK-BCT Bat Good Practice Guide

Fun Links for Everyone

Citizen and Community Science

Broad-reach
Bumble Bee Watch iNaturalist
Christmas Bird Count Project Feederwatch
eBird Zooniverse
Government Portals
Canada Portal AB Advancing CitSci
Alberta Local
AB Amphibian Monitoring Program Miistakis Institute Websites (CitSci + More)
AB Community Bat Program Nature Alberta CitSci Project List
ALMS Lakewatch Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
CitSci Alberta – Events and Projects

 

Techy!
Birdweather – AI-powered bird detector and cit-sci platform
Seek by iNaturalist – ML species ID suggestions on your phone.
Purple Air – community air quality monitoring. Get hyperlocal air quality measures.

 

Pacific Chorus Frog climbing up grass over water.

Free Colouring Pages

A/Vian Eco’s Duck of the Month Club
ACBP’s Alberta Bat Activity and Colouring Book

Fun Apps and Tools

Audubon Bird App Sibley Birds
BirdNET Sky Guide- Star ID app
Collin’s Bird Guide- Europe USFWS – Feather ID Tool
Merlin Bird ID

Climate Resources

Climate Atlas Firesmoke Forecast

Playing Safe Around Wildlife

Municipal
Calgary’s Wildlife Cochrane's Wildlife
Government of Alberta
Kananaskis – Be Cougar and Elk Alert
The Bearsmart Guide  -printable bear safety guide
Living in Bear Country – guides for activities like outdoor recreation, home safety, industry, and agriculture.
Wildlife-human Conflict – includes guides for many species including cougar.
Government of BC
BC Parks – Wildlife Safety
Government of Canada
Safe Travel in Bear Country – includes bear spray informational resources.