2026 Cypress Swamp Nest Box Monitoring

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.

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 start time is advertised as 9:00 am, you may monitor nest boxes any time during park hours. To ensure volunteers can complete the box monitoring we ask that you please begin no later than 2.5 hours before the park closes.

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