Why does it say that my site description is incomplete?

You need to fill out your site description form every year. Scientists want to assure that participants check each item each year. Consequently, the form does not carry over from one season to the next.

If you are getting a message saying the form is incomplete, click the link in the message to go to the form. A grid of numbers on the right side of the page will show you which items still need to be completed. Note that you need to enter “0” counts for the plants if you have none in order for the plant section to be complete. (This is the opposite of how you enter bird counts, where you should never enter a zero count.)

You can fill out the form at any time; it is not required for entering data, but you will see the incomplete form message until all the questions have been answered.