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I visited the nest site 50 times; do I have to enter all of my visits?

Visiting the nest this often is not necessary and causes too much disturbance at the nest site. As a general rule, 8-10 visits over the course of a nesting attempt will provide meaningful data; a minimum of 3 visits spread across the nesting attempt is strongly encouraged. For more information on reducing disturbance at your nests, please review the Code of Conduct.

If you are reporting on events using a nest camera, you can report one nest check per day. Reporting more frequently (e.g., multiple times a day) is not necessary.

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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