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Al Tuttle
Using NestWatch.org
Get answers to questions about project participation and using this website.
Data Entry
- How do I estimate first egg, hatch, and fledge dates?
- Help I have many sites to enter!
- What are groups?
- What is meant by Multiple Nest Visits and Nest Summary?
- Do I have to sign out between sessions?
- Why can’t I delete some of my nest sites?
- How can I be sure the data I entered was saved?
- Can I enter data for birds in nest boxes?
- When can I use an existing site for a new nest attempt?
- When should I create a new nest site?
- Can I record inactive nests?
- I don’t have time to enter any visits at all; can I just enter my summary information?
- I visited the nest site 50 times. Do I have to enter all my visits?
- Do I have to enter ALL of my nest attempts?
- Why do you require such detailed data rather than just summaries?
- Why do we lock data?
- What is a nest attempt?
Nest Monitoring
Get answers to questions about nest monitoring in general, nest boxes, and the NestWatch protocol.
How-to's
- How do I estimate first egg, hatch, and fledge dates?
- Where can I find construction plans to build nest boxes?
- The nest is too high and I cannot see the contents. Do you have some suggestions?
- Will checking nests increase the risk of predation?
- Can my visits to the nest harm the birds or interfere with the nesting attempt?
- How much time will this project require?
- Can I report nests from species other than the focal species?
- I visited the nest site 50 times. Do I have to enter all my visits?
Bird Biology
Get answers to questions about nesting biology, bird behavior, what to expect, and common problems.