Please submit all observations to the Aton Forest "Hotspot" on eBird by clicking here. To submit your observations click "Submit Data" (eBird account recquired)

We conduct annual Winter Bird Counts and Breeding Bird Surveys and are always in need for the help of citizen-scientists to assist us.  If you are interested please contact Ryan Williams at contact@atonforest.org.

Dr. Frank Egler named his lands Aton Forest after the pharaoh Akhenaton, who created a renaissance in Egypt in the 14th century BC. Upon his death, Akhenaton’s enemies tore down his statues, his name was erased as a ruler and the society reverted to its previous unenlightened form. Egler meant the name Aton Forest, therefore, to signal a cautionary tale.

Aton Forest is largely forested land with streams, fields, scrub lands, old fields, wetlands, and beaver ponds. Aton Forest, Inc. has been collecting data on birds since 2002. There is a MAPS station for banding birds and five breeding bird survey lines. Bird diversity and abundance data is also collected at eBird hotspots and individual points throughout the Forest. There are more than 770 eBird checklists. Researchers include: Dr. Frank Egler, John P. Anderson, Bob Moeller, Shelly Harms, Michael Aurelia, James Fisher, Roland Clement and others.