MyHoodie data portal user guide hoodies
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1. 2 Region Select the region you made the sighting at using the dropdown menu We re using the Bellarine Surf Coast location as an example here 2 Region Bellarine Surf Coa RA 3 Pair EZ 3 Pair After selecting a Region you can select a site from within this region using the dropdown menu 1 Date oo 13th Beach 29W 31W 13th Beach 36W 2 Region 13th Beach 40W 42W 50W to Ft Impossible BW Ocean Grove 3 Pair Bancoora 44 46W Bancoora 44W East 4 Black Rock Blue Rocks Collendina lake Collendina Ocn Grv pair See How old iem Collendina Pt Lons pair Hutt Gully 102W Lake Victoria Point Lonsdale Moggs Creek 7 Current M Nudist Beach Pt Imp _ Sign Acce point Lonsdale 2W to west 4W _ Rope fent Pt Addis Red Rocks beach Ringlock f pr Impossible Estuary Wardens Pt Roadknight 99W 101W Pt Roadknight Tip 95W Pt Roadknight West 96W 98W 4 adult birds juvenile birds Type in the number of adult birds and juvenile birds you are reporting If you saw adults and no juveniles or vice versa type 0 zero into the relevant box Also if you saw no birds and are reporting this put O zero in both boxes adult birds 2 Juveniles See How old is myhoodie If you are not sure how old your bird is click the blue link See How old is My Hoodie and this will take you to a page where you can learn how to tell an adult from a juvenile bird 5 Bird status2. You can also switch from Map to Satellite in order to see landmarks at your site more easily such as dune blowouts or distinctive roof tops Use the plus and minus buttons to zoom in and out of the map view Lo GG Satellite Satellite E E vf Terrain Show i Ai WR Lr 5 adult birds juvenile birds Type in the number of adult birds and juvenile birds you are reporting If you saw adults and no juveniles or vice versa type 0 zero into the relevant box Also if you saw no birds and are reporting this put 0 zero in both boxes 7 If you are not sure how old your bird is click the blue link See How old is My Hoodie and this will take you to a page where you can learn how to tell an adult from a juvenile bird Habitat Select the habitat type where you saw the Hoodie For example if you saw one bird foraging on wet sand select Beach wet sand consequently if you saw another bird resting on a dune select Dune gQOOORmMOWOrSs If you are not sure what habitat type to select click the blue link See Hoodie Habitats and this will take you to a page to find out about the different habitat classifications When you make a selection to a box a small tick should appear You can untick a box by clicking it again Adult behaviour Select the option that best fits what the Hoodie s were doing when you made the observation See Ss B D Bi JR
3. see Who is myhoodie 2 Fill in the number of banded unbanded birds you saw a Banded Birds number of banded flagged birds you saw b amp Unbanded Birds number of unbanded birds non flagged birds you Saw c band status unknown not sure if bird s were banded or not 2 Flag details If you saw what two letter digit combination was on the flag click on the dropdown menu to select the flag combination you sighted Click Add after to ensure this gets added to the table below If you sighted more than one flagged bird repeat this process and click Add to ensure the individual gets added to the table like shown below AJ Right Orange E Ld 1 A4 Left Black 2 AJ Right Orange 3 Band notes In this section you can write any incomplete readings of colour band colour flag records or list an engraved flag combination not displayed in the dropdown menu For example if you saw the first letter of the flag but couldn t read the second letter make a note of this and provide any extra details you think would help eg flag faded second letter looks a bit like a T but not sure Any extra notes go here Next 4 Click the green E button to finish and continue to the next section Nest details This is where you record details of the status of the birds which is often related to the time of year breeding or non breeding season This is even where you record that there weren t
4. soo 7 Current management Nest with eggs Chicks Fledged Scrape no eggs Suspect nest Suspect chicks Birds sighted No birds sighted Flocking Unchecked None Data Tab Side Tabs Site Summary Update Gallery Clicking on the side tabs below you can view Site Summary default page for the Data section Update enter data or view the Gallery of images Select Region Update data entry Gallery My MyHoodie Tab This page is where you can view and edit all the information you have entered into the MyHoodie Portal from Hooded Plover and Red capped Plover sightings to any blog entries you have posted Home My MyHoodie Hooded Plover Owan Site Last Checked Nest stage Current management Observation Type Further info Red Capped Plover Nest stage Current management Observation Type Further info If you have a lot of entries unlike this example you can filter them narrow the results by using the dropdown menus Nest stage Current management Observation Type Nest with eggs Chicks Fledged Scrape no eggs Suspect nest Suspect chicks E Current management Observation Type Birds sighted No binds sighted C Flocking Editing your previous data entries You may have made an error in your submitted data entry or forgotten to add something at the time You have the capacity to edit any data you have uploaded to the portal within a given season Press on
5. B 8 If you are not sure if your Hoodie s may have a nest click the blue link See Is My Hoodie Breeding and this will take you to a page with more information on this l Next To move onto the next section click the green E button If you have missed any of the required fields an error message will appear on the right hand side window The number 1 2 3 or 5 indicates which number question you have missed or filled in incorrectly If an error message has appeared fill in any missing required fields and click the green button again ue MyHoodie Data Fortaj F Y amp oodd dd Ld DOE OGGJjl o MENNENEEEENUC 1 Plase enter the dea of this observation estimar unknown enter a location description 5 Please enter the nummer of birds observed onder D for nona prissent rp on Pu 2 Please select a region mcum Y m pair fram er isi or 90e or 9 aB 28 9 12812300 or 128 7 229 aoe 2a aes Click here to move on This site was constructed through the generous support of Band details I didn t check for bands or flags If you did not look to see if any Hoodies had a band or flag on its leg 1 Skip this section and click the green button Il did check for bands or flags If you did look to see if any Hoodies had a band or flag on its leg 1 Click on the Checked for banded birds checkbox so the blue tick appears Location Band details details
6. blue into your browser 2 Once you are on the page type in your username and password 3 Optional If you click the Remember Me checkbox this will remember your login details for next time you visit the MyHoodie portal Sometimes this will time out and you will just need to re enter your login details again 4 Click the green Login button y de Mylinadie Data Portal cn portal myhendie comau A Portal dedicated to Hooded Plover conservation LOGIN ipe mE Lat Mirac imn cum dunes is v mI a i i x Request an accaunt and start adding observations today LOCATION amp ITS VITAL STATISTICS Feedback LOGIN Login to the portal bnb events birdlife org au Remember me Forgot password Help forgot my password And how to change your existing password 1 If you have forgotten your password don t worry Simply go to the portal myhoodie com au homepage by typing the URL the words in blue into your browser and click Forgot Password above the Login button 2 This will take you to a new webpage that looks like the image below 3 Enter your email address that you used when you first registered and type in the verification code the letters numbers displayed in the image Sometimes these are hard to read so just click Get a new code if the one displayed is not clear 4 Click on the restore button and this will send an email giving you furth
7. made the observation using the dropdown option Bim 34 Bellarine 36 2 Region Select the region where you made the sighting using the dropdown menu V Bellarine Surf Coast 3 Pair Site Select the site where you saw the Hoodie using the dropdown menu note the displayed dropdown options available will only be for the Region you have selected in this example the Bellarine Surf Coast Bellarine Surf Coast 13th Beach 29W 31W 13th Beach 36W 13th Beach 40W 42W 50W to Pt Impossible 8W Ocean Grove Aireys Inlet Bancoora 44 46W OR Location description if you don t recognise the site from the dropdown list or it is a new site type in a description in this box Please be as descriptive as possible e g 40m west of Pleasant Bay Rd access point Shelly Peninsula BB mm description goes herel 4 Lat Long This is where you can enter the co ordinates you saw any birds please note co ordinates will appear if and as soon as you put your mouse over the map on the right hand side If you click on the map a red marker will appear you can drag and drop this marker across the map to pinpoint a location 38 19 1853 144 1930 22 elds Rd X You can scroll across the map to find a different area by clicking and holding down the mouse button on the map and dragging the mouse across the map You can also change the location of your pin by clicking once on the map at the desired spot
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9. This is where you record details of the status of the birds which is often related to the time of year breeding or non breeding season This is even where you record that there weren t any birds sighted From the dropdown menu next to 1 Bird Status select one of the following options from the dropdown menu Some status options take precedence over others for example sightings of chicks are more important than birds sighted and flocking so make sure to select to report chicks over these two categories if both are applicable The same applies for reporting nests and failures since last visit 5 Bird Status no AGN 7 Nest with eggs Chicks New nest chicks Failed since last visit Scrape no eggs Suspect nest Birds sighted Flocking No birds sighted 4s X Suspect chicks A Fledged 6 New nest chicks If this nest or chick location has already been reported before skip this step and move onto the next field If you are reporting a new nest select the checkbox and you will be able to fill in section 6 7 Select the location from the map using the red pin or type in the description of the nest location in the white text box provided See the Lat Long step by step in Location Details section for more info New nest chicks 4 6 Latitude Longitude or decimal degree or degrees minutes seconds Description of nest chicks location 8 Current management select all checkboxes applicable You will n
10. and alerts some of these features are still being worked on but will hopefully be available soon Feedback LOCATION amp ITS VITAL STATISTICS CHOOSE THE REGION TAL STATISTICS total tof observations Aart Number of site 354 Number af volunteers sn ieee ee ed Le ee ele ee be ak ie eM dl BLOG amp COMMENT READ OUR BLOGS amp COMMENT June 19 2014 AN IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE POSTED BY Grainne Maguire LEAVE A COMMENT Nt mur recent Maternal Codere june 13 14 2014 guar a talk called Conquering tha Ieeeciible Eght years of recaeesing the Hooded Plover called thii beca Read More Data Tab When you click on the Data tab the following page will appear This is the Site Summary page highlighted green on left tabs see Side Tabs section From this page you can use the map markers or information in the table below the map to find out specific information about various pairs and sightings users have logged Logout Biennial Count admin My MyHoodie 5elact Region Update Latest records by date Banded birds present AU records Management alerts data entry Site currently with chicks My Records Site with nests Gallery 1 Use the map to find a Site Click on a marker D Aja alia See the site s latest information o TEES No Legend Deipiaying 17 observations of 17 Last Current management Berry Bay North 11 01 2074 Granne Maguire B
11. any birds sighted From the dropdown menu next to 1 Bird Status select one of the following options Location Band Nest Wanagm details details details details Nest with eggs Chicks Failed since last visit Scrape no eggs Suspect nest Birds sighted Flocking No birds sighted Suspect chicks Fledged You will need to select one of these options before you can move on to the next section Bird Status Nest with eggs If you select that your bird has a nest with eggs confirmed by seeing an actual nest with eggs or a bird incubating its nest 1 2 Nest habitat use the dropdown menu to select what type of habitat the actual nest is in See the Habitat step by step in the Location Details section for more info 2 New nest chicks If this nest has already been reported before skip this step and move onto the 5 eggs field If you are reporting a new nest select the location from the map using the red pin or type in the description of the nest location in the white text box provided See the Lat Long step by step in Location Details section for more info 3 5 eggs select the number of eggs seen in the nest If the nest has been previously located and you are just reporting that the bird is still incubating then we do not expect you to approach and disturb the bird from the nest to count the eggs Here you can select unchecked from the options Bird Status Chicks If you have seen a pair with chick
12. cable Please note sign access refers to a temporary sign e g an update related to the nest or chicks You will need to select at least one of these if there are no management actions currently in place select None 2 Management alert If there is a new nest or chicks and no current management procedures currently in place please check this box Alternatively if a fence has been washed down by the tide check this box BirdLife staff regional coordinators and land managers regularly check the portal for records where this has been checked and respond accordingly In the future we hope to raise the funds so that the system can automatically email the relevant managers with an urgent message so we can get onto helping protect the chicks or nest ASAP Fill in any extra details in the 2 Management alert details white text box Location Band Nest Managment details details details details 1 Located 50m SW from the South Road carpark main entrance Nest on sand in open currently unprotected late entry OCIEIOCOULCODU amp E 3 Spoke to public If you spoke to the public and wish to report how the conversation went click this checkbox and fill in the relevant sections on 3 Their reaction 4 Notes about beach users public interaction and or 5 General notes X none Positive and compliant Positive but non compliant Ignored contact Negative but compliant Negative and non compliant Aggressive and no
13. cation from the map using the red pin or type in the description of the nest location in the white text box provided See the Lat Long step by step in Location Details section for more info 3 Evidence of nest failure Since this is just a scrape with no eggs no need to check this box Bird Status Suspect nest When you strongly suspect the birds are nesting leading returning to the same place a single bird often seen in the same place bobbing and vigilant etc but you cannot find the nest do not feel confident to look or are not trained to look for nests you select to report Suspect nest from the dropdown menu 1 New nest chicks If you suspect a new nest is in the location where the birds keep returning you can select the location from the map using the red pin or type in the description of the nest location in the white text box provided See the Lat Long step by step in Location Details section for more info 2 Evidence of nest failure Since this is just a suspect nest no need to check this box Bird Status Birds sighted This can be selected for a range of sightings made in the breeding or non breeding season and is for a sighting of birds that do not have nests or chicks Select Birds sighted from the dropdown menu please note sightings of a Nest Scrape Chicks or recent Failed since last visit take priority over Birds sighted 1 New nest chicks Do not check this bo
14. chicks are gone and the adult birds are not sighted please instead select Failed since last visit Bird Status Suspect Chicks When you strongly suspect the birds have chicks strong leading both parents returning to same location calling bobbing etc but you cannot see the chicks or feel the birds are already too disturbed you select to report Suspect chicks from the dropdown menu 1 New nest chicks If you suspect a brood is in the location where the birds keep returning and there have been no previous sightings of chicks at this site you can select the location from the map using the red pin or type in the description of the nest location in the white text box provided See the Lat Long step by step in Location Details section for more info 2 Evidence of nest failure Not applicable in this case Bird Status Fledged When you have been following the progress of chicks and they reach 35 days since hatching or you have seen them fly strongly not just a test flight you select to report Fledged from the dropdown menu 1 6 chicks select how many chicks fledged Click the green E button to finish and continue to the next section Management Details This section informs us of any management procedures currently in place to help protect Hoodies and to let us know if any management steps are necessary to help protect new Hoodie nests and chicks 1 Current management select all checkboxes appli
15. cle scroll to the end of the article and click the Leave Comment text and follow the prompts Hooded Plovers have ceased their rapid spiral of fledglings to the population each season We are there have been no hoodies for over 15 10 years and a nationally coordinated program but these is one species we can make a difference to Leave comment Comments How do I enter my Hooded Plover sighting data 1 From the MyHoodie homepage click the Data tab circled below we MyHoodie Data Portal x1 i e C A partalmyhogdie com au sire Index Hore My MyHaodie A Portal dedicated to Hooded Plaver conservation User Area Go to your page Bnb Events C Every observation helps protect this species LOCATION amp ITS VITAL STATISTICS CHOOSE THE REGION Feedback VITAL STATISTICS total of observations This will take you to a page that looks like this next click the Update data entry tab on the left side circled below we MyHoodle Data Portal D x Vd e C A portal myhogdie cnm au site data Site Paoleri Megion AUM ay Latest neconds by date Banded birds present AML records Management alerts My Record site curraetiy with chicks ecards abbe with meats 1 Use the map to find a site Click an a marker See the site s latest information Feedback Di plein TOO sherri ol S5 3 From here you have the optio
16. com au August 2014 Compiled by Laura Tan eS birdlife AUSTRALIA Table of Contents What is the Myhoodie portal How to register for a MyHoodie account new users only How to login to your MyHoodie account returning users Help forgot my password And how to change your existing password Tabs Home Tab Data Tab Data Tab Side Tabs Site Summary Update Gallery My MyHoodie Tab Editing your previous data entries Blog Tab How do l enter my Hooded Plover sighting data Completing a Full Update Hooded Plover Location details Band details I didn t check for bands or flags I did check for bands or flags Nest details Bird Status Nest with eggs Bird Status Chicks Bird Status Failed since last visit Bird Status Scrape no eggs Bird Status Suspect nest Bird Status Birds sighted Bird Status Flocking Bird Status No birds sighted Bird Status Suspect Chicks Bird Status Fledged Management Details Threat details 1 and 2 I took note of potential threats I didn t take note of any threats Ready to update submit Full Update I want to cancel my update or go back to a previous section to edit Completing a Quick Update Hooded Plover Filling in the Quick Update Ready to update submit Quick Update What is the Myhoodie portal The Myhoodie portal www portal myhoodie com au is the official data portal used by BirdLife Australia to collect data on Beach nesting Birds in one centralized
17. eed to select at least one of these if there are no management actions currently in place select None 9 Management alert If there is a new nest or chicks and no current management procedures currently in place please check this box Alternatively if a fence has been washed down by the tide check this box BirdLife staff regional coordinators and land managers regularly check the portal for records where this has been checked and respond accordingly Fill in any extra details in the 2 Management alert details white text box 7 Current management None Management Alert V Sign Access Sign Nest 8 Management alert details Rope fence Permanent fence Ringlock fence Shelters main entrance Nest on sand in open currently C Wardens 4 Banners unprotected 10 General notes If there s anything you want to add that does not fit into any of the previous categories write it in this box If you have banding details to report please use the Full Update form instead 9 General notes Dog walkers sighted on the day nest in a busy area 11 Photo If you have any photos you want to attach of the site helpful to management especially if you have found a new nest upload it here Note that the largest file size you can upload is maximum 2MB 10 Photo MAX 2MB Choose File No file chosen Remove nest location pic 1 png F ate 12 When you re done click the green button Fu
18. el this action or the green OK button to confirm this action Are you sure you want to cancel Completing a Quick Update Hooded Plover 1 Click on the Quick update option for Hooded Plover rm M ndi hE fu weer r a E 5 a E U UUO 3 JB Click here My MyHoodie Hooded Plover Full ee ion dick Update includes Full Update includes Uindetohie ond management Update E behaviour deti A CREATA management details complete nest failure details be Quick upda banded birds Qui e threat details non breeding birds and flocks 3 5 minutes to complete Red Capped Plover Full a pd e fi n Quick Update includes basic site information such as Full Update includes 2 This will bring you to the page below with the light blue background pictured below Everything with an asterisks symbol is a required field you need to fill in tae Mytinodie Data Portal Oo cu portal myhondie com au abseryationquickupdate hbnded plover My lly coca Pieta ure ne hal apaale Torm to entes ethar ceo MIN Update iima miry u a F a a s Filling in the Quick Update 1 Date Select the date you saw the Hoodie s or conducted a check using the pop up calendar To scroll to the previous month click the arrow circled below full upd te form 5 Bird Status n August 2014 2 Region We Th 3 Pair 4
19. en button Further instructions below in the Ready to submit update section didn t take note of any threats No problem Simply click the green button Further instructions below in the Ready to submit update section Ready to update submit Full Update 1 After clicking the green button a popup will appear 2 Click the x in the top right corner to cancel the submission or click the green Ok button to finish and submit your report You have chosen to update the pair 13th Beach 29W 31W from Bellarine Surf Coast region is this correct want to cancel my update or go back to a previous section to edit 1 You can revisit any sections you have previously completed by click the green Prev button or by clicking on any of the section headings as shown in box 1 in the screenshot below 2 If you want to erase all your progress so far and cancel your report click on the red Cancel button as shown in box 2 in the screenshot below 1 Go back to any previous gt E em 2 Clicking the cancel f sections by clicking on the WIT Oia f button wileraseall J section heading ME ER ANGES your progress so far My MyHoodie ULL Location Band nagment Threat Threat Pair date details detai 3 Jetail details 1 details summary Update data entry Hl von LLL 3 After clicking cancel a popup will appear Click the x in the top right corner to canc
20. er instructions on how to reset change your password p E birdlife E Home Data J T j Home Password rncovery Password Recovery FIE in th Tea aad unu will cet auau Tor futur eren fer Wer air This site was constructed through the generous support of E wv 22 OUR birdlife ia ere i pl Gein Ehake gpi ie nrp au Foe echnical soppor peas orani Emprega V ece im dad sd lumi m au Copyrigh i Erpin Weer tang AF loghi Aaa Password Recovery Fill in the fields and you will get insrtucructions for future action for password recovery E mail bnb events birdlife o Verification code p Get a new code restore Tabs Before logging in you will see the tabs Home Data New Volunteers and Blog The New Volunteers tab will take you to our online induction quiz X m mw Ef OD CUN New Volunteers Once logged in if you are a general user you will have access to the Home Data My MyHoodie and Blog tabs at the top of the page My MyHoodie Home Tab The Home tab will bring you to the main page of the MyHoodie portal Why Wy Hoodle A Portal dedicated to Hooded Plover conservation Go to your page Bnd Everts cO Request an account and start adding observations baday LOCATION amp ITS VITAL STATISTICS CHOOSE THE REDKIN Feedback D Did a z WITAL STATISTICS TA batal of pbs erairtipns ibti From this page you have a snapshot of various updates
21. full nest details information behavioural details data antry 5 50 seconds to complete management details nest failure datails 1 juick update banded birds Q pd threat details non breeding birds and flocks Update 3 5 minutes to complete Red Capped Plover Full update Quick Update includes M C Preferred option i basic site information such as LITT ALLS ama manageme Full Update includes 2 This will bring you to the page below with the yellow background pictured below y i MyHeudis Data Portal ox E X fi partal myhnoadig com au obsenatianfulliupdazg hooded plover Feedback HH W ee a E HS There are 6 sections you have the option to fill in and these are shown at the top of the page a Location details Band details Nest details Management details Threat details 1 Threat details 2 The section you are currently at will have the text bolded eg below hoan Location Band Nest Managment details details details details 3 Everything with an asterisks symbol is a required field you need to fill in Location details 1 Date Select the date you saw the Hoodie s or conducted a check using the pop up calendar To scroll to the previous month click the arrow circled below Location Sana Nest Managment ihreat detalls details details details details 1 EEE s ae 25 2 27 20 20 20 Time Enter the start and finish times you
22. irds sighntad ObsnD Species Site Nest stage Blue Bay South end 21 08 2013 Grainne Maguire Birds sighted End Sandals 13 04 2014 Grainne Maguire Nest with egge Gym Beach far Nth 11 04 2044 Grainne Maguire Birds sighted Gym beach first pair south end 11 01 2014 Grainne Maguire Birds sighted Gym beach middim pair 11 01 2074 Grainne Maguire Suspect mest Innes NP Grope beach 22 09 2013 Grainne Maguire Suspect mesi Marengo Weat 20 02 2014 Grainne Maguire Chicks 9 9 e 9 9 9 o9 o 7 Privat beach 17 02 2014 Greinne Maguire Port Victoria 1201 2014 Grainne Maguire Using the dropdown menu you can filter viewable pairs sightings by Region Select Region All Bass Coast Bellarine Surf Coast Bramer Bay Bruny island TAS Ceduna and west By clicking on a marker on the map you can retrieve information about various pairs sightings This will appear in the section on the left as shown below Site Summary Update data entry Gallery Select Region Ballarine Surf Coast Pair nama Pt Impossible Estuary Below filters apply to Bellarine Surf Coast region only Date checked 26 05 2014 Latest records by date Banded birds present Region All records Management alerts gl ine Site currently with chicks Bellarine Surf Coast My Records i y Observation ID Site with nests Go 8923 Checked by uc adults Zz juveniles sub adults _ BellP l Geelong Se Hab
23. ister for a MyHoodie account new users only There are several ways you can register for a new MyHoodie account For new volunteers you will need to complete the steps to becoming a new volunteer This document is downloadable from http www birdlife org au projects beach nesting birds for volunteers These steps involve new volunteers reading background information taking a short quiz to ensure that the OH amp S safety advice and guidelines for safely monitoring the birds have been understood and filling out a registration form You will receive an email from a BirdLife Australia staff member or one of our regional coordinators who will inform you of your login and password for the MyHoodie portal For new users non volunteers you may be interested in viewing sightings on the portal perhaps in your role as land manager or in entering the occasional sighting but not as a regular monitor of breeding pairs In this case BirdLife Australia staff or your regional coordinator can set you up with access Please contact hoodedplover birdlife org au If you have any problems in receiving login details or registering for an account or in special circumstances you need to access the portal without registering as a volunteer please send an email to hoodedplover birdlife org au How to login to your MyHoodie account returning users 1 To login to your account go to the portal myhoodie com au webpage by typing the URL the words in
24. itat ro j l Grav daje a gt e Beach wet sand Estuary spit Rocky platform Shar seg Thi e Winchelsea d EL Adult Behaviour 9 Foraging Nesting status Birds sighted New nest chicks p Description af nest chicks location Nest Latitude Likewise selecting a pair sighting from the table will bring up the relevant information on that particular pair sighting Displaying 21 observations of 21 80 100 150 200 500 A HP9353 HP HP98322 HP HP98277 HP HP8241 HP 13th Beach 29W 31W 20 08 2014 Birds sighted Sign Access 13th Beach 36W 13 08 2014 Flocking None 13th Beach 40W 42W 25 07 2014 Flocking None 50W to Pt Impossible 13 07 2014 Birds sighted None Clicking the red Legend text on the map will bring up what various icons mean 2 UNCHECKED CHICKS pci FLOCKING PAIR WITH NO OBSERVATIONS S NEST WITH EGGS x NO BIRDS ON TERRITORY ON TERRITORY b FAILED X SCRAPE NO EGGS ee SUSPECT NEST You can further narrow results by selecting any of the various checkboxes click More Filters for more options Below filters apply to Bellarine Surf Coast region only Latest records by date Banded birds present Management alerts _ Site currently with chicks All records My Records _ Site with nests 3 You can also refine results by using the dropdown menu under each heading in the table o MI 150 200
25. location This data is used in real time to improve on ground conservation actions for these species and has already been used to halt the decline of the Hooded Plover across the Eastern mainland The portal can be used for entering all sorts of sightings you make e Sightings of Hooded Plovers or Red capped Plovers help us know where the birds are and if these are regularly used areas e Nests or chicks used in real time to assess whether an on ground management response is needed e Tagged birds to learn more about dispersal survival and site pair fidelity e Flocks as the birds are very selective of the areas they choose in the non breeding season and we need to identify where this habitat occurs and e Threat data so we can interpret why the birds are doing well or aren t doing well this data is critical to adaptive conservation management Not only can you enter data but you can use the portal to follow the birds over time whether this be a specific pair or region or Australia wide Currently the portal is set up for Hooded Plovers Australia wide and Red capped Plovers in South Australia Future ambitions are to include Beach Stone curlews Pied Oystercatchers and Tern species This guide aims to help you better understand how to use the MyHoodie portal as it is a terrific tool for data collection and sharing Data gives us the best foot forward in making the right decisions for helping the birds How to reg
26. n compliant 4 Photo If you have a photo you want to attach of the site helpful to management especially if you have found a new nest or the birds upload it here Note that the largest file size you can upload is maximum 2MB Threat details 1 and 2 I took note of potential threats If you remembered to look out for any potential threats to Hoodies Hoodie nests in the area you can use this section to let us know This data is incredibly valuable as it helps us interpret why the birds do or don t do well at particular sites Even if you looked but no threats were present it is just as important to let us know about the absence of threats 1 Simply check the box Did you record any threat details 2 If you saw a potential threat while visiting the site not footprints type in the number of whatever threats there may have been present Leave blank if none of these apply to you A potential threat is one that is within 100m of the birds or nest location If the potential threat you saw is not in this list return to the previous page and tell us about it in the general notes box 3 Click the green Next button This will take you to Threat details 2 4 f you saw footprints or tracks of any sort that you wish to report use this page to select whether tracks were Light Moderate or Heavy against the relevant categories ee ee ee um o sd fF E G 5 When you re done click the gre
27. n to choose either a Full update preferred or a Quick update A full update will take you a little longer to complete but we like this one a lot more because it gives us a lot of important information about your sightings and is actually quite quick to fill in once you get used to it and learn to ignore the overwhelming looking bits My MyHoodie Site Hooded Plover Full update Quick Update includes Summary Preferred option basic site information such as bird status and management Update full nest details information data entry DER EVIOUISI dete 50 seconds to complete management details nest failure details banded birds threat details non breeding birds and flocks Full Update includes Quick update 3 5 minutes to complete iia Full update Quick Update includes Preferred option f basic site information such as Full Update includes bird status and management full nest details information behavioural details management details nest failure details banded birds threat details non breeding birds and flocks 50 seconds to complete Quick update 3 5 minutes to complete Completing a Full Update Hooded Plover 1 Click on the Full update blue text for Hooded Plover My MyHoodie Hooded Plover eines Full upa ate ion Quick Update includes rE LJ PE gt basic site information such as Full Update includes bird status and management
28. reviously a known nest or chicks and you can confirm these are gone As you are the next observer it needs to be recorded on the portal that this nest or chick attempt has ended Select Failed since last visit from the dropdown menu 1 New nest chicks No need to select this checkbox 2 Evidence of nest failure If there is any evidence of nest failure eggs are gone nest is obviously abandoned make sure abandoned and not simply parent absence from nest chicks are gone or you have evidence of chick injury or mortality check this box Next fill in options 9 Eggs are or 10 Chicks are 11 Suspected cause and if applicable 12 Nearest prints to nest If you have any further comments to add write these in the space provided in 13 Notes relating to failure v rare i Click here for a guide to predator prints Lb Prints around nest Bird Status Scrape no eggs This option is selected when there is a fresh scrape very obviously a nest scrape with lots of tracks around it and there are no eggs in the scrape Select Scrape no eggs from the dropdown menu 1 2 Nest habitat use the dropdown menu to select what type of habitat the actual nest scrape is in See the Habitat step by step in the Location Details section for more info 2 New nest chicks If this scrape location has already been reported before skip this step If you are reporting a new scrape location select the lo
29. rther instructions below in the Ready to submit update section Ready to update submit Quick Update 1 After clicking the green button a popup will appear 2 Click the x in the top right corner to cancel the submission or click the green Ok button to finish and submit your report You have chosen to update the pair 13th Beach 29W 31W from Bellarine Surf Coast region is this correct
30. s select chicks from the dropdown menu 1 New nest chicks If these chicks have already been reported before in the same location skip this step and move onto the 6 chicks field If you are reporting a new chick s or chicks that have moved location since the last reported sighting select the location from the map using the red pin or type in the description of the nest location in the white text box provided See the Lat Long step by step in Location Details section for more info 2 6 chicks select how many chicks were sighted or not sighted where parental behaviour strongly indicates presence of a chick s If you have seen the chicks select an option from the 7 Chick description dropdown menu regarding how big the chicks were and select an option for 8 Chick behaviour on whether the chick was hiding running away foraging etc See image below 1 3 adult size E M 3 Evidence of nest failure If there is any evidence of failure as well as seeing chicks e g the brood size has been reduced and there is now only one chick instead of two or three check this box Next fill in options 10 Chicks are 11 Suspected cause and if applicable 12 Nearest prints to nest If you have any further comments to add write these in the space provided in 13 Notes relating to failure Bird Status Failed since last visit Please select failed since last visit if you have visited a site where there was p
31. the word Edit to the far right of the data entry you would like to change Home My MyHoodie Admin Hooded Plover m Nest stage Current management Observation Farther Checked 3 3 Type info HP8787 13th Beach 29W 31W 04 05 2014 No birds sighted None Full Update HP8788 13th Beach 36W 04 05 2014 No birds sighted None Full Update HP8789 13th Beach 40W 42W 04 05 2014 No birds sighted None Full Update o Edit HP7894 8W Ocean Grove 03 02 2014 Birds sighted None Full Update B Edit HP6975 8W Ocean Grove 27 12 2013 Chicks Sion Access Sign Nest Banners Rope Quick Update B Edit fence Shelters HP7122 Alison ave east Rye 03 01 2014 Birds sighted Permanent fence Full Update o Edit HP7123 Alison Ave next bay west Rye 03 01 2014 Suspect nest None Full Update e Edit HP7897 Balgowan Beach middle steps 13 01 2014 Chicks Sign Nest Rope fence Full Update i Edit This will take you back to a previous form with all the data in that form still available for editing tL jon Sand Nest Managment Threat go ag etails details jetails details Update tart time 01 10 PM data entry Bellarine Surf Coasi 13th Beach 29W 31W yos iris elole hilu n im Google eene Torneo se BS 2 eS ee eee SS A P t iv m det r ng 33260019 0r 38 15 3606 144519247 or 144 31 9 289 UT Now work through the form in the same manner as you would to enter data Access the part of the form you need by pressing the button
32. ts on the beach ar dunes with a highly exposed simple scrape of a nest and eggs directly where human feet would step It seemed terrifying to think that we had tn find a volunteers who would monitor the birds and find these well camouflaged nests b people to protect the nests with signage and fencing which aren t easy to carry for miles along a beach in all sorts of weather conditions and c that we needed the beach using public to care about the birds and to alter the way they have been using beaches for centuries before we knew the impact we were having The whole suite of threats facing these birds seemed overwhelming If you think of a beach in spring and summer you might think of the usual suspects swimmers walkers familles surfers dog walkers people fishing These people might inadvertently step on nests or newly hatched chicks Dogs might chase and kill the chicks over their five flightless weeks before fledging Then there is disturbance the hidden killer The oryptic nature of the birds means they will distance themselves from their nests and chicks to let camouflage protect their location a strategy that has evolved from generations of exposure to native predators In a current beach environment people and dogs are perceived as predators and so one person spending too long near ta d res TOL peopiedo passing p reo cuma Hi Bing the birds car result in eggs baking on If you would like to leave a comment on an arti
33. until you reach the page you need Below wanted to add some more information to my notes including the sighting of 7 sooty oystercatchers Location Band West Managment TATE Pair ea details details details HS 4 summary Update data entry P SOR E EE ERE wet Map Data Terms of Use F1 _ Sic E E c E Be Tide high No sign of hoodies on beach or rocks between Bluff and 31W 7 Sooty Oystercatchers at 29W on rocks roosting Press and then Ok The data is now changed in the portal You have chosen to update the pair 13th Beach 29W 31W from Bellarine Surf Coast region is this correct Blog Tab The blog page is where you can find various articles and updates As more blog posts become available you will be able to select a post to read by clicking on the blog heading on the left hand side If you would like permission to write a blog contact hoodedplover birdlife org au My MyHoodie Blog amp An impossible challenge J s un By Grainne Maguire At our recent National Conference June 13 14 2014 gave a talk called Conquering the Impossible Eight years of recovering the Hooded Plover called it this because when first started working at BirdLife Australia on the Beach nesting Birds project which was previously had a mouthful of a title Promoting coexistence between recreatinnists and beach nesting birds this Is how it appeared A bird that nes
34. x If you are reporting a nest or chick sightings please select one of Nest Scrape or Chicks from the 1 Bird Status dropdown menu and proceed 2 Evidence of nest failure Since there is no nest involved no need to check this box Bird Status Flocking Flocking can occur in the breeding and non breeding season more commonly the latter A flock is considered 3 birds or more Select Flocking from the dropdown menu please note sightings of a Nest Scrape Chicks or Failed since last visit take priority over Flocking 1 New nest chicks Do not check this box If you are reporting a nest or chick sightings please select one of Nest Scrape or Chicks from the 1 Bird Status dropdown menu and proceed 2 Evidence of nest failure Since there is no nest involved no need to check this box Bird Status No birds sighted We are interested in visits where you have not seen birds in areas where they usually are Here select No birds sighted from the dropdown menu please note sightings of a Nest Scrape Chicks or Failed since last visit take priority over No birds sighted 1 New nest chicks Do not check this box If you are reporting a nest or chick sightings please select one of Nest Scrape or Chicks from the 1 Bird Status dropdown menu and proceed 2 Evidence of nest failure If a nest has just failed or
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