What skills do I need?
Being a Regional Coordinator is a blend of using
your knowledge of local birds and habitats and
working with the local birding community. It also
requires some comfort with working on computers.
Every region is different. Some regions could
require more recruiting; others could require more
surveyor support.
It may work best to have two co-coordinators with complementary skills and share the work, or in larger regions, work may be shared among a team of county coordinators.
How much time will it take?
So far, no one has been able to put a number on the time required by regional
coordinators because each region has a different volunteer pool, diversity of habitats,
and number of townships - and every Coordinator has different interests and skills
levels. Work is distributed unevenly throughout the year beginning with getting
surveyors on board in the winter and spring, making sure they have what they need
before they begin their work, then monitoring their progress and evaluating their records
as they are submitted.
Where can I go for help?
Other Regional Coordinators can provide help for some similar issues and you may
have a volunteer in your region who can help, depending on what you need. And
always rely on the state Atlas Coordinator whose job is to support the work of the
Regional Coordinators.
Any questions? Contact . . .
Bonnie Sample
MN Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator
651-739-9332
bsample@audubon.org