Information on this page pertains to you only if you intend to enter survey data online or if you expect to edit previously submitted survey data. To do either of those actions, you will need an account managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Contact your survey administrator, and they will begin the process of getting you an account.
This page contains the training guides specific to the PIGU Breeding Survey data system, Survey123. The PIGU survey Survey123 system was developed and is maintained by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The files linked below will help participants of the Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey get started with Survey123, and include a mock survey data sheet to use in practicing form submissions.
- Getting Started - Instructions for setting up an account.
- Download the Survey123 Survey Form and open a blank survey.
- Navigate Survey123 - Once your account has been created and you've installed Survey123 on your computer, learn to navigate and use Survey123.
- Survey Form Instructions (revised 5-23-2024) - Learn to fill out and submit a survey form into the Survey123 system.
- Video - Entering data into Survey123 - This video shows how to enter data from your Beach Data Sheet into the Survey123 Survey Form.
- Practice an online Survey Form submission with this Beach Data Sheet Training Example; compare your practice submission to what the correct submission should look like on Page 5 of the Survey123 Survey Form.
- A method for bringing your Beach Data Sheet to your computer for upload to Survey123 - Genius Scan.
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Colony View Dashboard - See current and past views of your colony burrow locations and conditions (Note: only available if you take photos or make drawings of your colony and upload those via the PIGU Colony Description Form ... see document below: Colony Description Form.)
Colony View Dashboard - See current and past views of your colony burrow locations and conditions (Note: only available if you take photos or make drawings of your colony and upload those via the PIGU Colony Description Form ... see document below: Colony Description Form.)
Some Other Things You Need to Know About Survey123
If you enter survey data into the Survey123 Survey Form:
If you enter survey data into the Survey123 Survey Form:
- View Your Submitted Surveys - This links to our View-only Dashboard allowing data entry volunteers to view their submitted surveys.
- Regional Admin Forms - Learn what forms you have access to and how to use them.
- Editing Submitted Surveys - This document describes how to access and edit submitted surveys through the PIGU Survey Editing Dashboard. These are the complete instructions for using the Editing Dashboard.
- "The Editing Dashboard and Quality Assurance" - This video is an introduction to using the Editing Dashboard and outlines a recommended data checking process (QC/QA) that uses the Survey123 Survey Form burrow Visits Summary as a first check prior to submitting data and then the View-only Dashboard as a final check.
- Regional Admin PIGU Add Colony Form - Learn what you can do with the Add Colony Form. Hint: You can't add a colony!
- Colony Description Form - Upload pictures and documents associated with individual colonies. Note: not for uploading Beach Data Sheets.