Nesting Box Data

Click on this menu item to enter/update results

Select Trail Dialog Box

Select the season and trail by clicking on the year and trail name drop down lists.  (Only your trail(s) in the previously selected county are shown.).  Then click on “Continue” to enter data.   “Return” returns to the previous (main) menu.

Results for Season Screen

The first portion of the screen displays trail and monitor information as well as an area to enter notes about the trail and Field Notes for Blue Birds Fly.  Be sure to click on “Save Notes” if any are entered.  Monitor/Trail information can not be changed on this screen; use the Personal Information and Trails Screens respectively to change any of this information (blue or pink field names)..

 

Following this information there is a brief explanation of the symbols on the page in green text.  Following the help information is a title line shaded in blue shading.

 

To get started or to add an additional nest box, click on  in the first empty (gray) row below the blue title bar .  The column headings are self-explanatory.  Click on the species drop-down box to obtain the list of species and select by clicking.  Use the TAB key or click the mouse curson to move from field to field.  Click on  to clear all of the data in the active row.  Note that #Fledged <= #Hatched <= #Eggs.  If one of these is unknown, then set it equal to the subsequent, known number.  Dates are not checked – use your best guess if unknown.  It is not necessary to enter the year if it is the current year as it will default to the current year.  Use the “Comment” area to indication predation, next box on ground, etc.   Be sure to click on  to save the data.  Repeat for each nest box to be entered for that trail.  If you later decide to delete all information for a nestbox click on at the right hand side of the line.

 

When  you are finished entering nestbox  information, click on “Return”.  If you have results for another trail to enter, click on the trail drop down box, select the next trail and click on “Continue”.  This will take you back to the results entry page for the selected trail – follow the same procedure as above

 

After entering nestbox data for all trails click on “Return” to return to the main menu.