I’m part of a monitoring group – how can we get all of our data on the same account?

Currently, the easiest way for members of the same group to report data is to simply share one username and password–that means, every person logs in to the same account to enter data (either via the website or our mobile app). All monitors would then be able to see the same data, and multiple people can enter data for the same nest if needed (for example, if boxes are checked by a different volunteer every week). Please note, this also gives everyone who has access to the account the ability to change the password, the email address associated with the account, and any data within it. This option may be best suited for small groups.

For larger groups, you might consider appointing specific people to be data entry coordinators. Your volunteers could collect their own data on paper and send those data on to a coordinator, who would then enter the data on the online account. This way, you would only need to give out your login credentials to your data entry coordinators. This would work best in situations where certain volunteers are responsible for certain boxes throughout the season.

If you have more questions about group data entry, please feel free to reach out to nestwatch@cornell.edu.

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