If you have a computer, you can create digital map data! It is best to download Google Earth to create digital map data because maplines you create will lay exactly where you place them. However, if your connection is too slow to download Google Earth, you can create maplines and points in Google Maps, but this feature is new and kinks remain in the program, so lines will appear 1500 ft NNE of where they are drawn. However, you may view the true position of your mapline by positioning the cursor where you placed the line. Small white squares will appear at your line vertices. The position of the true line will appear correctly when the file is viewed in Google Earth or ArcMap, as it will be for data analysis.
Creating Digital Map Data in Google Earth (suggested)
To download Google Earth (free):
Install Google Earth by going to http://earth.google.com/ and clicking on the green button "Download Google Earth (Free)" in the upper right-hand corner of the page. On the next page that appears, click "Download Google Earth," and "OK" on the pop-up titled "Opening GoogleEarthWin_EARD.exe." Follow the instructions on the InstallShield pop-up window. Google Earth will open.
To draw points and lines in Google Earth:
Note: In Google Earth, you can view routes and starting points as you create your own map data. For instructions on viewing routes and starting points and links to their files, click here.
To add points, click on the Pushpin icon on the toolbar menu at the the top of the screen 
The New Placemark (popup) dialog box appears and a New Placemark icon is centered in the viewer inside a flashing yellow square. Position the placemark. To do this, position the cursor on the placemark until the cursor changes to a pointing finger and drag it to the desired location. The cursor changes to a finger pointing icon to indicate that you can move the placemark.
In the New Placemark dialog box, call the point "Point 1" under "Name" if it is the first point on your route, and list sightings (or lack thereof) in "Description." You can change placemark icon, style, and color in this dialog box if you like. You can later edit the name, description, latitude and longitude, and other properties of a placemark by right-clicking on the placemark and selecting "Properties" from the dropdown bar that appears.
To add a path, click on the Add Path icon on the toolbar menu at the top of the screen, two to the right of the pushpin icon.
The cursor will change to a crosshair icon and a New Path dialog box appears. Click and drag the cursor to create a freeform line or click points to create straight lines and angles. Edit path name and description as well as other path properties in the New Path dialog box.
You can later edit the name, description, and other properties of your path by right-clicking on the path's name on the Places Panel on the left side of the Google Earth window under "My Places", and selecting "Properties" from the dropdown bar that appears.
To save a single file containing all your placemark points:
Right-click on "My Places" on the Places Panel (on the left side of the Google Earth window) and select "Add > Folder...". Name the folder what you would like to call the file containing all your points. (FORMAT???)
On the Places Panel, click and drag each of your placemarks into the folder icon of your newly created folder, so that the point becomes nested below the folder icon.
Highlight the folder on the Places Panel so that a shaded bar appears on it.
Click File > Save > Save Place As. The "Save file..." dialog box will appear. Rename the file as you like and click the dropdown arrow on the "Save in" bar to save to a location of your choice. (FORMAT???)
Please email this file to ______ as requested on the main nightjar page.
To save a path as a file:
Highlight the path on the Places Panel so that a shaded bar appears on it.
Click File > Save > Save Place As. The "Save file..." dialog box will appear. Rename the file as you like and click the dropdown arrow on the "Save in" bar to save to a location of your choice. (FORMAT???)
Please email this file to ______ as requested on the main nightjar page.
Creating Digital Map Data in Google Maps (if your internet connection is too slow to download Google Earth)
Go to http://maps.google.com/ and click on the "My Maps (New!)" tab on the left panel. Click the grey "Create a new map" button. Enter your google account email and password or create a free account. In the left panel, give your map a name and description. Select "public" or "unlisted" (either is ok). In the future, public maps will be included in the search results on Google Maps
and Earth. Unlisted maps will not be included in search results. Clicking and dragging on the vertical zoom bar to zoom and click and drag on the map to reposition.
To add points, click on the "Add a placemark" button on the upper left corner of the mapview. Click on the map where you would like to create your placemark. A dialog box will pop up. Enter a name and description for the point. To edit placemark name and description later, simply click on the placemark and edit in dialog box. To delete placemark, click on placemark and click "Delete" on the dialog box.
To add paths, click on the "Draw a line" button on the upper left corner of the mapview. Click on the map to create line vertices, and double-click to end the line. Once the line has been ended, a dialog box will pop up in which you can enter name and description of the path.
To later edit name and descriptions of points or paths, double-click on the name of the point or path on the left panel.
To send digital map data to CCB, select "Email" in the upper right of the Google Maps window and copy the URL from the resulting popup window into an email to ___.
If you have Google Maps, you may select "KML" in the upper right of the Google Maps window and follow the above Google Earth directions under "To save a path as a file:"