Protocols: Look for Birds!
Protocols: Look for Birds!
eBird-Anytime you see a bird!
eBird-Anytime you see a bird!
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When you find a bird-Here is what to record:
When you find a bird-Here is what to record:
Location
Location
Can be an address or GPS coordinates
Date
Date
Month, Date, Year
Observation Type: What were you doing when you found these birds?
Observation Type: What were you doing when you found these birds?
Traveling
Traveling
Went a specific distance-walked a trail, loop, drove a certain road
Stationary
Stationary
Stayed in one location-looked out window, stood in yard
Historical
Historical
Went birding but forgot to record start/stop time
Incidental
Incidental
Birding was not your purpose-saw a bird while biking, driving, playing outside
How & When were you birding?
How & When were you birding?
Start Time
Start Time
When did you begin looking for birds?
Duration
Duration
How long did you look for birds?
Party Size
Party Size
How many people were with you-helping or not?
What bird(s) did you see?
What bird(s) did you see?
You need to make note of all the different birds you identified and how many of each species!
You need to make note of all the different birds you identified and how many of each species!
Protocols: Project FeederWatch
Protocols: Project FeederWatch
Record these notes when collecting data at the class bird feeder!
Record these notes when collecting data at the class bird feeder!
Remember:
Remember:
You must count TWO days in a row to make one data report! Then wait 5 days to start your next count.
You must count TWO days in a row to make one data report! Then wait 5 days to start your next count.
You are reporting the highest number of each type of bird seen together at one time (over the two day period) for each bird species you see.
You are reporting the highest number of each type of bird seen together at one time (over the two day period) for each bird species you see.
Data collection ends on April 29th!
Data collection ends on April 29th!
How long you watched the feeder
High & Low Temperatures
(For both count days)
Any kind of precipitation & how long it fell for
If there is any snow/ice, how much?
Need help identifying birds?!
Need help identifying birds?!
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