[Bluebird-babble] Data Entry Support for Year-End Reporting toCornell

[Christina.Mitchell at UCHSC.edu]

Hi, all--
 
This is a gracious and generous offer.  As a counterpoint, for those who have computer access and even a modicum of confidence in computer issues, I highly recommend entering your own data using the data entry process available at the website Kevin notes below.  I've monitored about 70 boxes this year; 23 have had bird nests in them and 4 have had a 2nd nesting in them.  That may sound like a lot of data entry, but the system is quite easy to use and data entry goes very quickly once you have entered the info about the nestboxes--especially if you used the new "multiple site visits" format.  You need to join the Network--$12 for Cornell Lab members; $15 for non-members.  A small amount of money well spent to support CLO, in my opinion.
 
We still have 3 nests of Violet-green Swallows marching their way toward fledging.  All too soon, I will be in the throes of empty nest(box) syndrome.  It's my first year of monitoring and I've had a blast.  In addition, since our house in C'dale is also at the heart of our priority block, we'll have some very specific information about cavity nesters in our area for the 2nd Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas--an especially challenging group of breeders for atlasers.  Thanks for the CBP for offering the info and encouragement for me to dive in!
 
Tina Mitchell
Coaldale/Lakewood

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From: bluebird-babble-bounces at denveraudubon.org on behalf of CBPKevin at aol.com
Sent: Sun 7/22/2007 8:52 PM
To: Bluebird-Babble at denveraudubon.org
Subject: [Bluebird-babble] Data Entry Support for Year-End Reporting toCornell


Hello All,
 
   Well, it seems the nesting season is winding down.  Hope everyone out there had lots of successful nest attempts.  Again this year the Colorado Bluebird Project will provide data entry support for folks who want to get their nesting results posted into the nationwide Cornell database.  You can mail your end-of-season reports directly to our data entry manager at the following address:
 
Jill Freeman
4710 S. Xanthia St.
Denver, CO  80237
 
   It's vitally important that you submit your data to Jill as soon as possible.  Cornell usually shuts off data entry in September, which doesn't give us much time to get the records posted.  And since Cornell revamped their computer system and data entry formats this year, we may encounter problems and delays along the way.  Please include your own contact info (both phone and email, if possible) so we can get back to you if we have questions about your data.
 
  If you're submitting data for the first time or if your nestbox locations/numbers have changed please be sure to send in the information about the boxes, the details of which are shown on the downloadable field form at the Cornell website.  Log onto www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse, then click on the DATA GATEWAY button, there'll be a note about the downloadable form on the screen that comes up.  Don't worry if you don't have the longitude/latitude data, in years past they've accepted records with just the Zip Code to locate the boxes.
 
Thanks!
Kevin Corwin
Colorado Bluebird Project



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