Training: BBS Methodology - Point Counts [page 14/34] Conducting a Point Count There are probably as many ways to count and track birds at a point as there are people conducting point counts. But many find it helpful to envision a circle superimposed upon the point count location with the observer at the center. Keeping the orientation of the circle static with regard to the surroundings, mentally divide the circle into four quadrants. « Prev - Training Main Menu - Next » U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Laurel, MD, USA 20708-4038 http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs Operations Contact: Keith Pardieck, email: Keith_Pardieck@usgs.gov Analyses Contact: John Sauer, email: John_Sauer@usgs.gov Last Modified: 10/31/01 USGS Privacy Statement