Waxwing

Survey a mountain ash

About 10 minutes at the tree. Only your name and email, the tree's location and the date are required. Anything else you can record helps.

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Units

The tree

Like T-4K7Q, from the page you saw after your first visit. Leave blank for a new tree.

New tree

Stand next to the tree and tap “Use my location”. No button? In a maps app, long-press the tree's spot to see its coordinates.

Which mountain ash?
Where is it?

Something to recognize it by, e.g. "corner of 5th & Elm".

Size

ft

Your best estimate.

ft

The widest spread of the branches, side to side. Pace it off (an adult step is about 2.5 ft) or estimate it.

How many stems come out of the ground?

Berries and leaves

% berries vertically

From the lowest branches to the top of the tree, how much of that height still has berry clusters? Berries only in the top third ≈ 30%.

% berries horizontally

Across the tree from side to side (walk around it if you can), how much of that width still has berry clusters? Berries only on one side ≈ 50%.

Berries in three clumps

Pick three clumps you can see clearly, ideally one low, one in the middle and one high. Count every berry in each.

% of the tree that still has leaves

Birds around the tree

How many of each were in the area while you sampled, and whether they were eating from this tree. Leave a line blank if you didn't see that species.

Seeing more than one species? Please also start an eBird checklist and record every bird you see.

Conditions

Weather

Check all that apply.

°F
Snow on the ground
in

Photos (optional)

Defaults to your name.

Location data embedded in photos is removed when they're saved.