Example of a Datasheet Packet for Plants and Animals

Site:
Observer:
Date:
Time:

Directions: In the box below, estimate your contribution of time to the
project today, separating the time it took you to travel to the site and the
time you spent making observations on plants and animals once you
arrived at the site. If you are observing animals, report the time you
spent searching for animals and circle the appropriate letter for your
observation method (there is no need to report time for incidental
sightings):
i – incidental: chance sighting while not speci cally searching
s – stationary: standing or sitting at a single point
w – walking: a single pass or transect through your site
a – area search: multiple passes through your site
In the four boxes to the right, circle the appropriate letter to describe the
phenophase status:
y – phenophase is occurring
n – phenophase is not occurring
? – not certain if the phenophase is occurring
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the
adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or
abundance for this phenophase.

Report your contribution of time
hr
min
hr
min

Time spent observing
Time spent in travel

Report your animal observation method
hr
min

Time spent looking for animals
Animal survey method

i s w a

Report on snow
Is there snow on the ground?
% of ground covered
Is there snow in the canopy?

Species: red maple
Nickname: red maple-1

Species: tiger salamander
Nickname: tiger salamander

Do you see...?

Do you see...?

Breaking leaf buds

Adults on land

Leaves

Adults in water

Increasing leaf size

Adults feeding

Colored leaves

Fresh eggs

Falling leaves

Dead adults

Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Pollen release
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
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Species: annual ragweed
Nickname: annual ragweed-1

Species: killdeer
Nickname: killdeer

Do you see...?

Do you see...?

Initial growth

Active individuals

Leaves

Feeding

Flowers or flower buds

Calls or song

Open flowers

Mating

Pollen release

Dead individuals

Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop

Check when data entered online:

Contact: [email protected]
More information: www.usanpn.org/how-observe

Check when data entered online:

Check when data entered online:

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), please note the following. This information collection is authorized by Organic Act, 43 U.S.C. 31 et seq., 1879 and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. Your response is voluntary. We estimate that it will take approximately 2 minutes to make and report observations per respondent. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. OMB has reviewed and approved this information collection and assigned OMB Control Number 1028-0103. You may submit comments on any aspect of this information collection, including the accuracy of the estimated burden hours and suggestions to reduce this burden. Send your comments to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, Reston, VA 20192. OMB Control #: 1028-0103 Expiration Date: 01/31/2013

Trees and Shrubs Deciduous (with pollen)

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

Nickname:
Species: red maple
Site:
Year:
Observer:

Date:

Date:

Date:

Date:

Date:

Date:

Date:

Date:

Time:

Time:

Time:

Time:

Time:

Time:

Time:

Time:

Breaking leaf buds
Leaves
Increasing leaf size
Colored leaves
Falling leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Pollen release
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

Contact: [email protected] | More information: www.usanpn.org/how-observe

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), please note the following. This information collection is authorized by Organic Act, 43 U.S.C. 31 et seq., 1879 and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. Your response is voluntary. We estimate that it will take approximately 2 minutes to make and report observations per respondent. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. OMB has reviewed and approved this information collection and assigned OMB Control Number 1028-0103. You may submit comments on any aspect of this information collection, including the accuracy of the estimated burden hours and suggestions to reduce this burden. Send your comments to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, Reston, VA 20192. OMB Control #: 1028-0103 Expiration Date: 01/31/2013