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Join the Nestbox Network
The Nestbox Network is
a citizen-science project begun in 1987 to monitor the nesting success
of birds that use nest boxes. Your participation contributes to a
growing body of knowledge about cavity-nesting birds and what makes --
or breaks -- breeding success.
Who can participate?
The Nestbox Network is
free and open to Audubon International program members and non-members
alike. Whether you maintain just one nest box or a whole nest box
trail, your results are valuable!
What’s involved?
Participants put up one
or more nest boxes and monitor them weekly throughout the breeding
season. Participants record results of each nest box they put up on our
Nestbox Survey Form, including the type of bird using the box, box
location/habitat, and number of eggs, fledglings, and young birds that
successfully leave each box. At the end of the breeding season
(September-October), participants send their Nest Box Survey Form to
Audubon International.
Get involved and see
results!
The Nestbox Survey will
help you get good results from the nest boxes you put up! Monitoring
your nest boxes will help you gauge your own results, deal with
predators or problems quickly, and make alterations in box location if
needed. Your results also help Audubon International to track yearly
trends and factors that effect successful outcomes. And that leads
to greater success for everyone who puts up nest boxes.
2005 Results Now In
Many thanks to
participants of our 2005 Nestbox Survey, who recorded a grand total of
6,748 new birds fledged from nest boxes. This is our highest total in
recent years, thanks, in part, to a 30% increase in the number of
participants. Data from the 2006 Nestbox Survey is being tallied now,
and we hope to see an even greater number of members participate in
2007.
Click here to
Download the Nestbox Survey (PDF)
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