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Posted by midwesternerr 5 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 29, 09 at 22:43
| I started some citizens science projects this year after procrastinating for years... I think nestwatch is one of the coolest and I know a lot of you guys have nesting birds too so I hope everyone who isn't already entering data will consider doing so. It's pretty fun and adds to our knowledge of birds... google cornell nestwatch if you're interested.
I also have a nightjar route where I will listen for nocturnal birds (nighthawks & whip-poor-wills) on an existing, vacant route near my house. You can create a route if an existing one is not vacant in your area.
That's probably going to be all I can keep up with, I did do a salamander monitoring thing years ago though and I know there are frogwatch and some others. Which projects do you find interesting?
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| I'm currently participating in the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas. I've also done Feederwatch and Christmas bird counts, winter bird atlases, etc. Last summer I did do some odonata surveys and was able to add three new species to the list for my county. Unfortunately I don't have nearly enough time to do what I'd like to do. |
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I signed up for the Birds in Forested Landscapes and The Golden-winged Warbler Project. I should be getting the materials in a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to the projects and my DH, DS and DD have agreed to help.
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| How does one find/sign-up for these projects? Google Citizen Science Projects? I've done the local Christmas birdcounts before, but I'd like to expand hehe. |
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We participate in the Monarch Larva Monitoring project with the U. of Minnesota (yes, we are in Texas, but the U. of M. is broad-minded and we are on the Monarch migratory path). This is a spring/fall project.
We also do the backyard bird with Cornell, reporting from Nov. through April on birds seen in our yard. We just signed up for nestwatch, mostly because we have nesting chickadees in a nest box my husband made.
Any of these are a lot of fun, and we like to think we are adding our mite of information to the overall picture. |
RE: Citizen Science Projects
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- Posted by min3 9N.CA (My Page) on
Tue, May 19, 09 at 17:39
This is the 2nd year I have been part of the Great Sunflower Project, planting a specific kind of sunflower and making quick reports of the bees that come to it, and even taking photos.
Also the new Science Museum in San Francisco (California Academy of Sciences) has a Bay Area Ant Survey going, also easy to do and easy for kids too.
Please join in! Min |
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