United StatesNestWatch is the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s citizen-science project that tracks nesting birds in North America. Found a bird’s nest? You can report it for science. Sign in to: •Add a nest location using the interactive map. •Add data on species, number of eggs, number of young, hatch date, and other pertinent details. •Contribute to North America’s largest database on avian nesting success. Features: •Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection or cellular service. •Enter bird nest observations from anywhere in North America. •Track your nesting statistics in real time. •Ideal for managing nest box trail data. •Automatically syncs with web version for seamless multi-user and multi-platform support. •Your data are openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation right away. Learn more about monitoring birds’ nests for science at http://nestwatch.org/.
I’m about ready to give up
I’ve enjoyed entering data in Nestwatch for several years, but this year the app has become basically unusable for me. If I try to make more than one entry on a single day, I can usually make the first entry ok, but after that the Submit button doesn’t work. This happens whether I’m trying to enter data for more than one location on a single day, or for more than one date for a single location. I have been in contact with customer support, but they haven’t been able to help me. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. I’ve updated my iPad, rebooted my iPad, and tried going thru the website to enter my data instead of using the app. Nothing works. I’m watching two active nest boxes right now. Today I visited both but can’t enter both observations today, so I’ll try to remember to enter the second visit tomorrow. This is seriously getting to be more trouble than it’s worth.
United StatesNew Version is much better (updated: May 2022)
The new version in May 2021 is a major improvement and has allowed me to use the App again! I have a large collection of nest boxes and earlier this year the old app became unusable. This upgrade came just in time to let me keep working in the field! The photo management is much smoother, the map, filtering, and summary pages are quick and I have yet to crash! Thank You! *update May 2022 This app is still really useful but after using it for a year with multiple users sharing a log- in to all have access to the same 400+ nests it needs a button to force it to refresh or update “all data”. It regularly does not show me new nest checks that others have made until I open the nest and “pull down “ - then it will find the new check. This has caused problems many times including checking nests more often than needed!
United StatesJune 2021 update
Location services must be enabled for the app to work. Otherwise, the app gets stuck while "getting your nest in order, step 3 of 7."
United StatesJune 2021 update
With the 3.0.2 update the app gets stuck on "getting your nest in order, step 3 of 7." It goes no further (IOS 14.6). I've been accessing nestwatch via browser. Update: Figured it out: Location services must be enabled for the app to work.
United StatesJune 2021 update
With the 3.0.2 update the app gets stuck on "getting your nest in order, step 3 of 7." It goes no further (IOS 14.6). I've been accessing nestwatch via browser.
United StatesEasy to use
Allowing the app to sort my nests by ‘nearby’ makes my nest checks much easier! The new dark mode looks great.
United StatesLove the new update
The new update for May 2021 works well and helps me enter my nest checks effortlessly. I have enjoyed the simplified form and “nearby nests” feature.
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Fixed a bug related to photo display
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