For Volunteers, Ages 13 and up, under 18 with trained adult
Volunteers will check all nest boxes including the ones accessed on land and will report data to NestWatch.
Important:
1. Volunteers must first attend a Cypress Swamp Training opportunity in order to qualify to monitor nest boxes there.
2.Volunteers will need to bring their own waders. The monitoring bucket will be placed in the fenced in area behind the pavilion. Please close the gate after you have gotten the tools you need. There have been some updates to the nest box map so please check the map in the bucket.
3. Nest boxes cannot be checked within 2 days of another nest check. Before responding to an opportunity make sure that no one has responded to an opportunity 2 days before or 2 days afterwards.
4. Although the time slot is advertised from 1-4 pm, you may monitor nest boxes any time that day during park hours.
5. If another volunteer has signed up for the date you're interested in, please pick another date, even if it says there is another slot open that day. The max capacity of 2 allows multiple family members or 2 friends to monitor nest boxes together.
Location: Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
Naturalist in charge: Gene Groshon
For Further Information Contact: Gene Groshon, Gene.Groshon@calvertcountymd.gov (preferred) or 410-535-5327 Ext. 11
