1997 BBS Participant Poll Results
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In November 1997, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent a questionnaire
to 1850 U.S. BBS participants. The purpose of the questionnaire
was to document some basic information on the birding experiences of
our cooperators. A total of 1456 (78.7%) responses were received.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to answer the survey questions
and return the forms! Below are the results of the poll.
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1.
How many routes did you survey this year?
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No.
of Routes
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Frequency
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Percent
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0
|
67
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4.6
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1
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867
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59.5
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2
|
326
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22.4
|
3
|
110
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7.6
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4
|
36
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2.5
|
5
|
21
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1.4
|
6
|
11
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0.8
|
7
|
4
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0.3
|
8
|
3
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0.2
|
9
|
3
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0.2
|
10
|
3
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0.2
|
11
|
2
|
0.1
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12
|
1
|
0.1
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13
|
1
|
0.1
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17
|
1
|
0.1
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Total
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1456
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100.1*
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*Not
equal to 100 due to rounding error.
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2.
What other bird monitoring programs have you participated
in (past or currently)?
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Program
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Freq.
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Percent
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Other
point count surveys
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770
|
13.6
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Breeding
Bird Census
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671
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11.8
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Breeding
Bird Atlas
|
830
|
14.6
|
Christmas
Bird Count
|
1313
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23.1
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Winter
Bird Pop. Studies
|
444
|
7.8
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Migration
Counts
|
772
|
13.6
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Bird
banding
|
690
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12.2
|
MAPS
station
|
182
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3.2
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Total
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5672
|
100.0
|
|
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3.
Do you conduct the survey as part of your Job?
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Part
of job?
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Frequency
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Percent
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Yes
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372
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24.4
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No
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1155
|
75.6
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Total
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1527
|
100.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
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4.
How Many years have you actively pursued your interest in
birds?
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No.
of Years
|
Frequency
|
Percent
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1
to 5
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25
|
1.7
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6
to 10
|
135
|
9.3
|
11
to 20
|
399
|
27.5
|
21
to 30
|
479
|
33.0
|
31
+
|
414
|
28.5
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Total
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1452
|
100.0
|
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5.
On average, how many hours per week do you spend in your
personal interest in the study of birds?
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No.
of Hours
|
Frequency
|
Percent
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1
to 5
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400
|
27.6
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6
to 10
|
531
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36.7
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11
to 20
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308
|
21.3
|
21
to 30
|
110
|
7.6
|
31
+
|
98
|
6.8
|
Total
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1447
|
100.0
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|
|
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6.a.
Are you a professional in the natural resources field?
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Professional?
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Freq.
|
Percent
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No
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666
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46.1
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Yes
|
780
|
53.9
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Total
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1446
|
100.0
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6.b.
If yes, please indicate employer.
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Employer
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Freq.
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Percent
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Federal
gov.
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278
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24.9
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State
gov.
|
258
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23.1
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Other
gov.
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28
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2.5
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University
|
194
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17.4
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Other
education program
|
73
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6.5
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Other
natural res. organization
|
183
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16.4
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Retired
|
103
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9.2
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Total
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1117
|
100.0
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