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Nesting Navigator (bird nestbox monitor)
ORGANIZATION: Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
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Join us as a volunteer and help The Observatory monitor breeding bird activity at over 100 constructed bird boxes throughout Port Washington, WI as part of our Neighborhood Habitat Improvement Program (NHIP), which aims to improve residential areas for birds, pollinators and water quality.
Nesting Navigators are assigned a nesting trail route to monitor on a weekly basis during the breeding season (April-July). Monitoring involves checking boxes for evidence of nesting, counting number of eggs laid, counting number of chicks hatched and number of chicks that leave the nest and entering data into the mobile NestWatch application.
Prior to helping with the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory’s Nesting Navigator community science project we require volunteers to attend a training session. Below are dates and times that LMBO staff will be hosting training sessions.
PLEASE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE FOR TRAINING SESSIONS: https://signup.com/go/woVrcxE
-Thursday, March 20: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
-Tuesday March 25: 3:00 -5:00 PM
-Thursday March 27:4:00 - 5:30 PM
-Saturday March 29: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
-Thursday April 3: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
-Saturday April 5: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
-Tuesday April 8: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
-Saturday April 12: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
All nesting navigator training will begin at the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory office at 116 W. Grand Ave. Suite 111 Port Washington, WI 53074. There will be a field component at Upper Lake Park.
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About Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
Location:
116 W GRAND AVE STE 111, PORT WASHINGTON, WI 53074, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission and Our Vision To advance the conservation of birds in Wisconsin and throughout the Western Great Lakes Region through coordinated research, monitoring, and education. We envision a day when knowledge of birds is widespread, decisions affecting them are based on good science, and citizens care about conservation and participate in it so that common species are kept common and imperiled populations are restored.
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Port Washington Community Scientist & Volunteer Sign Up
We are recruiting volunteers and community scientists to help us with the Neighborhood Habitat Improvement Project, which aims to improve residential areas for birds, pollinators, and water quality. There are a variety of options for how volunteers can help, participate in science, and learn more about our native plants, birds, and pollinators at the same time!
If one of these positions seems like a good fit for you and you are ready to help us out this year, please sign up for more information.
While you do not need to live in Port Washington, all activities are in Port Washington at this time. Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering in other communities. We are actively expanding our programming in lakeshore communities and will let you know when opportunities become available.
CAUSE AREAS
Animals,
Community,
Environment
WHEN
Thu Mar 20, 2025 - Wed Jun 18, 2025
WHERE
VariousPort Washington, WI 53074
(43.41608 ,-87.88443 )
DATE POSTED
February 12, 2025
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Education
- Botany
- Environmental Science
- Research
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 12
- Orientation or Training
- Boxes need to be checked 1-2 times/week during the nesting season (April 1 -July 31). Volunteers are requested to signup in advance to select nesting trail routes that consist of 2 - 8 boxes/route. 1 box check takes approx. 5 minutes incl. data entry
- One 10-minutes self-guided and one 2-hour in-person or virtual training is required annually.