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Observer Training

Observer Home

Eclipse Soundscapes Observers will be using all of the senses available to them to observe whether there are changes in animal and insect behavior during eclipse maximum (as compared to immediately before and after eclipse maximum). Solar eclipses can seem almost like a sped-up version of dusk-night-dawn! What should you be listening or watching for as the Moon slowly creeps in front of the Sun making it seem like dusk, night, and dawn happen in just a few minutes!? It helps to get prepared!

Observer Form Preview

document with download arrowTo preview what the online survey will look like, Click here to download ES Observer Role Survey Preview PDF.

Observer Field Notes

To help take effective notes, we recommend using the Eclipse Soundscapes Field Notes handout on Eclipse day.

document with download arrowClick here to download your own Field Notes paper (PDF) [English]

document with download arrowClick here to download your own Field Notes paper (PDF) [Spanish]

document with download arrowClick here to open the Field Notes paper as a Google Doc Copy [English]

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