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Thank You for Your Interest in Helping Monitor Chicagoland's Breeding Birds

Please fill out the form below to sign-up or request more information about becoming a monitor. Our team is all volunteer, so please allow up to 5-7 business days for a response, especially during the off-season.

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Monitoring Preferences

Preferred Monitoring County

NOTE: Most of our monitoring is currently concentrated in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, Will, and McHenry Co. IL.

Preferred Monitoring Site(s)

I am also willing/interested in monitoring in these other counties:

Please rate your ability to identify local breeding birds by both site and sound.

eBird User Name (optional)

If you already use eBird, please share your eBird User Name with us.

Co-Monitor (if you will be monitoring with another person, please enter their name here):

If both of you are new monitors, please have each person fill out this form in order to receive communications from us.

Comments

Message/Comments:

Please tell us a little about your monitoring preferences including preferred site(s) or specific site of interest, any accessibility needs or time restrictions, and any additional comments, questions, or concerns that you have.

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Become a Monitor

Become a Monitor with BCN

Thank You for Your Interest in Helping Monitor Chicagoland's Breeding Birds

Please fill out the form below to sign-up or request more information about becoming a monitor. Our team is all volunteer, so please allow up to 5-7 business days for a response, especially during the off-season.

Contact Info

Monitoring Preferences

Comments

Communication Preferences

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