Shorebird cooperators that monitor Piping Plovers, Terns, Laughing Gulls and Black Skimmers can complete state census forms through a web portal.
- This page, Piping plover & Tern on-line data entry system, is offered by
- MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
- Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Piping plover & Tern on-line data entry system
Contacts
MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
Phone
Open M–F, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (closed noon–12:30 for lunch)
Regulatory Review Inquiries
Call MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Regulatory Review Inquiries at (508) 389-6357
North/Central/Western Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusetts/Cape & Islands
The Details
What you need
This system is design to be used by organizations and individuals who are working with MassWildlife to monitor coastal waterbirds in Massachusetts. If you are a cooperator and do not already have an account, contact the NHESP for a login and password.
How to report
Cooperators can log in to complete census forms for Piping Plovers and Terns, Laughing Gulls and Black Skimmers: https://piplodes.massaudubon.org/
More info
Major benefits of this system include:
- Increases efficiency of data submission by shorebird cooperators
- Allows monitors throughout the state to submit census form data online via a structured submission process
- Creates census form documentation for the state based on a normalized set of inputs, enabling standardized reporting and new analytics
- Improves quality of quantitative and qualitative census data submitted by monitors on the census form and imported to the state database
- Facilitates the analysis of state-wide census data
Downloads
Open PDF file, 528.75 KB,
Piping Plover On-line Data Entry System Reference Manual
(English, PDF 528.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.72 MB,
Piping Plover & Tern On-line Data Entry System User Manual
(English, PDF 1.72 MB)
Contact
Address
Phone
Open M–F, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (closed noon–12:30 for lunch)
Regulatory Review Inquiries
Call MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Regulatory Review Inquiries at (508) 389-6357
North/Central/Western Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusetts/Cape & Islands
Online
Fax
(508) 389-7890