NestWatch by the Cornell Lab 4+
Cornell University
Designed for iPad
-
- Free
Screenshots
Description
NestWatch 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/.
What’s New
Version 3.6.3
In this update, we are happy to provide you with the following new features
* Nest Groups: Create and manage nest groups to keep your nest list organized. Any nest groups you have created on the website will sync to your device.
* Your nest list can now be filtered by selecting a nest group
* You can also filter your nest list by status
We have also optimized the way data is synced to the app from our servers. Users with large datasets will see a faster sync process.
Thank you NestWatchers!
Ratings and Reviews
June 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."
New 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!
Great app for bird lovers
I absolutely love using the nest watch app! It’s intuitive and well designed so that it makes it easy to track nesting birds anywhere I go. Logging data is straightforward and detailed. You can log everything from nest materials to the number of eggs and hatchlings, which makes the observations really meaningful and accurate.
Another thing I love is the ability to upload photos. It’s super cool to look back and see the progress of birds as they grow up. I’ve learned a lot about local species and their nesting behaviors through the app.
Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys birding and wants to contribute to real scientific research. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has done a great job with making an app that’s super fun and easy to use!
App Privacy
The developer, Cornell University, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Cornell University
- Size
- 36.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
-
- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
-
English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2016 - 2023 by Cornell University. All Rights Reserved.
- Price
- Free