Bird Monitoring Workshops 2010:
The Bird Conservation Network, in cooperation with McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry County Audubon, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Dunes-Calumet Audubon, Lake County (IN) Parks, and many other organizations will conduct workshops for current and prospective bird monitors in the Chicago Wilderness region. Anyone interested is invited to attend any of these free workshops. Monitors are needed at many sites. Each workshop will feature the following agenda:
- How to monitor with local protocols. Instructional session for beginning monitors: How and when to do surveys. How to set up a transect. How to set up a point count.
- Recommended monitoring practices: What works and what doesn’t. A discussion with experienced monitors.
- Working with land managers and stewards. Tips and resources. Updates on bird habitat restoration projects.
- The 2007 trends analysis of monitoring data. Brief explanation of the recently completed analysis of Chicago Wilderness monitoring data. Includes information on accessing results of the analysis.
- Using eBird to report monitoring data. Brief presentation on the most efficient ways to report your survey data to the local and national databases.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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- Saturday, March 13, 9:00 – 11:30 am McHenry County, Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Saturday, March 20, 12:30 – 3 pm All Locations, Cook County Volunteer Resource Center, 6100 North Central, Chicago, Illinois
- Wednesday, April 7, 7 – 9 pm Northwest Indiana, Gibson Woods, 6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond, Indiana
Important: If you plan to attend one of these workshops, please let us know. Contact Judy Pollock (847.328.1250, ext 15), giving your name, contact information, and the workshop you will attend.
Our Birds Need You to be Their Voice
