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Sagebrush Songbird Survey Training Agenda
DRAFT
Indoor Classroom & Field Training Saturday, April 4, 2015
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Spokane Falls Community College, Science Bldg. R 146, 3410 W Fort Gorge Wright Dr. Spokane 99224
Training Objectives:
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Teach observers how to identify our critical species and to use eBird to record observations online.
Learn field protocols on site, use GPS and forms to record observations. Practice eBird data entry.
Meet and form teams and sign up for survey season assignments.
AGENDA
When
April 4
9:00 am
9:1510:00am
10:0011:45am
11:4512:00pm
12:0012:30pm
12:301:30pm
1:302:30pm
2:30-3:00pm
3:003:15 pm
3:153:30 pm
What
Who
Welcome and Introductions from Partners
 Introduction of Spokane Audubon Team
 Sagebrush Survey Goals : Christi Norman Audubon
Washington Staff
Survey Design and Field Training - Overview
 Survey Design and
 Review of site selections with GIS maps
 Point Count Protocols
Sagebrush Bird Identification class /refresher
 Sagebrush birds by sight and by ear via protocols
Bird Identification Self-Assessment
 Visual and auditory skills using on-line Larkwire game
Fran Haywood ,
President Spokane
AS , host
Lunch Break
 Sack lunch at facility
Field training at survey point
 Navigating to sites with Etrex 20 Garmin GPS units
 Using GPS units at the point count sites
 Point Count and traveling protocols
 Practice bird count protocol with data forms
Sagebrush Survey eBird Data Entry
 Practice on-line eBIrd data entry in the classroom.
Team building and Site Assignments
 Form teams
 Volunteers sign up for survey site assignments
Resources, Review & Evaluations
 Classroom /Field training google docs & on-line evaluation
Adjourn/Thank You /Clean up
ALL
Bring sack lunch
Ivar Husa, Lower
Columbia Basin AS
Gary Blevins,
Spokane AS
Christi Norman,
Audubon WA,
Gary Blevins,
Spokane AS
Lindell Haggin,
Spokane AS
Ivar Husa, LCBAS
ALL
ALL
Christi Norman,
Audubon WA
Lindell Haggin,
Spokane AS Chair