{"id":17557,"date":"2023-05-17T10:28:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=17557"},"modified":"2023-06-05T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:21:11","slug":"help-with-a-breeding-songbird-forest-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/help-with-a-breeding-songbird-forest-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Help With A Breeding Songbird Forest Survey \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mass Audubon is looking to get a better understanding about the health of our forests by determining the state of breeding songbird populations at several of our wildlife sanctuaries including Graves Farm (Williamsburg), Pleasant Valley (Lenox), and Wachusett Meadow (Princeton). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scarlet Tanager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For this pilot study, we\u2019re looking to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>assess a new approach to breeding bird surveys using smartphone technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>broaden the accessibility of birding through smartphone apps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>understand the relationship between birds and other elements of forest biodiversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Can Participate&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone from \u201cadvanced\u201d beginners to experts are welcome to participate. You need to be comfortable traveling off-trail on uneven terrain and must be adept with current technology for navigation and data collection purposes. All participants need a smartphone with the free Cornell Lab of Ornithology&#8217;s Merlin ID app, eBird, and ArcGIS Field Map downloaded. Advanced birders can help us evaluate the accuracy of the Merlin ID app, while beginners have an opportunity to train their birding skills and contribute to conservation science at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Volunteers Will Do&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the month of June, volunteers will bushwhack off-trail to forest sampling locations for about 2-3 miles in total in pairs once per week to listen for birds for 10 minutes. When at the sampling location, volunteers will use the Merlin app to identify and record species&#8217; sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once all surveys have been completed, each species recording will be checked against pre-recordings of its known calls to double check results. After the check is completed, the findings will be recorded in the eBird app. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Sign Up&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in volunteering, you will be required to attend a training session (May 31, 8:30-11:30 am, for Graves Farm; tbd for Pleasant Valley and Wachusett Meadow). To sign up, please email&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:forestsongbird@massaudubon.org\" target=\"_blank\">forestsongbird@massaudubon.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass Audubon is looking to get a better understanding about the health of our forests by determining the state of breeding songbird populations at several of our wildlife sanctuaries including Graves Farm (Williamsburg), Pleasant Valley (Lenox), and Wachusett Meadow (Princeton). For this pilot study, we\u2019re looking to:&nbsp; Who Can Participate&nbsp; Anyone from \u201cadvanced\u201d beginners to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[386,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birds-birding","category-get-involved"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/KForesto-3875-1920x1280-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-4zb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13522,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-snow-buntings\/","url_meta":{"origin":17557,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Snow Buntings","author":"Ryan D.","date":"January 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Snow Bunting is the quintessential winter songbird visitor: they breed in the Arctic in summer, making their nests in the rocky tundra, and only visit Massachusetts when they \"fly south\" for the winter. 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