Why should I enter data online?

 If you enter your data online, you will see your results applied to the map immediately.  You will also save postage!  However, if you would prefer to send us your paper form, then we will input the information.

Why do I need to fill out information about habitat for every day that I observed birds?

Since we are pairing the habitat information with your results, we need to have them entered at the same time.

I’ve already registered, why do you need my contact information again?

The information you entered when you registered is kept in a separate system from the data, in order to keep the data safe.

I live in Canada, and my postal code doesn’t fit in your postal code field.  Why?

Unfortunately, we were not able to offer support for Canadian postal codes for the initial release of the site, but this functionality will be added very soon. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused.

Why are there two species of orioles in the list?

We have participants from across the U.S. and Canada.  Baltimore Orioles may be seen in the East and Bullock’s in the West.

Why do I have to fill in a “no” if I didn’t see a bird?

As the instructions state: "Record which birds you see in your bird-watching area, as well as the ones you didn't see." This field is required so that our researchers can interpret the data we receive to know if an answer is negative, that is, not seen, or blank, that is, not entered.  This distinction will affect the results.   Since we are collecting information on the birds that you did not see, we ask that participants select an oriole species (Baltimore or Bullock’s).

What version of Internet do I need to do the online data entry?

The Celebrate Urban Birds data entry web pages require either Internet Explorer 6 (or above) or Firefox ( 2.0 or above) or equivalent.