This was done to make the program more accessible to a wide range of interested volunteers. We do not do monitoring on protocols. We send out updates, though, reminding volunteers to ensure they are doing things according to instructions. They are also asked to record any calls they think are from a species that would be rare to their area. Data analysis by Michigan program Descriptive statistics, at this point, since we only have two years of data.
Volunteers describe the habitat at each site when they establish their route.
They are instructed to let me know if that changes significantly at any time, otherwise they do not make notes. Recording night-calling birds We do not ask volunteers to record bird calls. We plan to begin salamander surveys as soon as I can figure out the logistics for volunteers. Salamander surveys are necessary to get a better handle on the populations in the state. We have one state endangered species and one threatened.