Basic function of a migrant Census Taker is to identify eligible migrant children, 0-20 years old, residing within a designated area. Census Takers work part-time with school districts, migrant programs, and community agencies within the geographic area to set up procedures for relaying information on identified migrant children. Censuses are usually taken from March through December. Prepared by the Migrant Census Office, this booklet is intended for reference by Census Takers in their role of identifying eligible migrant children in New York. The booklet includes: a job description; guidelines for defining a migrant child and acceptable agricultural activities (employment examples are given); discussions of his role when approaching the migrant community and family, and his accountability to the Migrant Census and brief discussions of the flow charts, census reports (bilingual and pre-school count, bi-weekly update, and county maps), terminal operator reports, migrant census profiles, and the New York State Tracking System. Attached are copies of the: ineligible family contact sheet; seasonal agricultural farmworker family census form; contact sheet; weekly summary sheet, expense and travel claim forms; Migrant Census Office flow chart (field procedures, census office, and information dissemination); and census count graph. (NQ)