Bluebird Community Nest Monitoring

The Westchester Parks Foundation and Westchester County Parks are requesting volunteers to help protect native cavity nesting birds and monitor their populations. This program will focus primarily on eastern bluebirds and tree swallows, although other species may be observed as well.

No experience necessary! Training will be provided. Nest monitoring will occur between March and August. Ideally, volunteers will monitor the site twice a week in the afternoon/evening.

Data collected through this program will contribute to conservationists' understanding of the avian species of this ecosystem and help us learn how to best promote a robust population within their native habitat.

Volunteer requirements:

• All volunteers must attend an in-person training session before participating in this project. Once trained, volunteers' schedules can be flexible.
• Volunteers must be 18+; youth volunteers ages 12-17 must be added as part of an adult volunteer's team.
• Youth volunteers MUST attend the mandatory training alongside the adult they're volunteering with.

Registration for this opportunity ends 1 week prior to the training start time.

This opportunity requires additional registration steps:

1. Express interest below (or "Express Interest as a Family, Group or Team" if registering alongside 1 or more other volunteers, including youth ages 12-17) to record this opportunity in your Volunteer New York! profile and to alert the opportunity coordinator.
2. Click here to select your preferred training date and to complete your registration with Westchester Parks Foundation. Volunteers who do not complete this step may not be registered!

Westchester Parks Foundation engages the public to advocate for and invest in the preservation, conservation, use, and enjoyment of the 18,000 acres of parks, trails, and open spaces within the Westchester County Parks system.