Participate

Our volunteers are the backbone of this monitoring effort. Volunteers can support efforts to understand the status of Maine by conducting road-based nightjar surveys. These efforts are conducted in collaboration with the North American Nightjar Survey. After joining the project on NatureCounts, volunteers can view routes where survey efforts are needed.

Contributing to the project requires spending a few hours listening for and documenting nightjars once each year.

Volunteers of all experience levels can take part in this project. The most important skill is being able to identify nightjars by ear. Use the bird profiles and quiz to improve and test your identification skills.