QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
Please be sure to read Full Instructions!
PREPARE TO CONDUCT Birds in the
City
- LEARN
TO IDENTIFY ONE OR MORE SPECIES OF URBAN BIRDS
- FIND
A STUDY SITE FOR YOUR TRANSECT(S)
- SET
UP YOUR TRANSECT
Use a map or hand-drawn picture to
- choose "start" and "stop" points.
- draw a line along each block of your Transect from "start" to "stop."
Determine the length of your Transect and get comfortable with the width
of the Transect.
Complete the Habitat
Form.
4.
PRACTICE COUNTING (optional)
5. CHOOSE
A BIRD IDENTIFICATION METHOD
CONDUCT YOUR COUNT
- FILL
IN THE TOP OF YOUR TALLY SHEET
- WALK
ALONG YOUR TRANSECT LOOKING AND LISTENING FOR BIRDS
Record on the
Tally Sheet
- the numbers of birds you see or hear in the Transect
- the numbers of birds you hear or see outside the Transect
- the numbers of birds you see fly over
3. RECORD
YOUR END TIME AND TIME SPENT OBSERVING
4. SUBMIT
YOUR DATA
Mail your Habitat Forms and Tally Sheets to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Send only one Habitat Form per Transect. You can send many Tally Sheets for
each Transect.
Mail to
Urban Bird Studies / Birds in the City
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159
Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
You may include any questions, comments and concerns in the same
envelope.
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