Standardizing Science to Scale Impact

Survey Resources for Shorebird Surveyors and Project Leaders

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Protocols and Data Sheets

Coastal Estuary Area Search Survey

Point Count Transects of Flooded Agriculture

Area Search Transects of Managed Wetlands

Data Entry

Project Leader Tips

  1. How to Add Researchers
  2. How to Edit Survey Info
  3. How to Edit Site Conditions
  4. How to Edit Detections
  5. How to Download Data
  6. How to Add Sampling Units
  7. How to Add Geometry
  8. How to Edit Species List
  9. How to Update Field Data Forms
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Flock of shorebirds in flight over water

Training Resources

Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Training

Identification of Shorebirds with a Focus on Calidris by Jon Dunn and Lara Tseng as presented to San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (English, YouTube has auto translate option)

Shorebird Identification 101 by David Anderson as presented to Red Rock Audubon Society (English, YouTube has auto translate option)

Counting Shorebirds from Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Training (English)

Shorebird Estimation from Bird Studies Canada (English)

Survey Training Video (English)

Shorebird Recording Tips (English)

Recording Survey Area Conditions from Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Training (English)

Video for Protocols and Data Sheets (Spanish)

Q&A MSP Human Disturbance Protocol (Spanish-video)

Video Unit sampling desing  (Spanish)

Video Training on Data Entry and Management in the California Avian Data Center (Spanish)