EE Resources Citizen Science
Bumble Bee Watch
The Bumble
Bee Watch is an excellent citizen science project for all ages--particularly for students who are learning about pol- linators and their roles in ecosystems. This project was created to track and conserve North America’s bumble bees. It is very easy to participate, just register on their website, then take and submit photos of bumble bees, and try to iden- tify them! These photos help scientists determine the status and conserva- tion needs of bumble bees all over the United States.
https://www.bumblebeewatch.org
American Kestrel Partnership The American Kestrel Partnership
SciStarter
SciStarter is a user-friendly database for citizen science opportunities. Parents and teachers can use this free resource to search for ongoing projects in their area and all over the world. The projects listed come from a range of disciplines, including archeology, climate and weather, astronomy and space, ecology and environment, computers and tech-
offers an opportunity for individuals and classrooms to contribute information to American Kestrel research by inputting observations from their online nest box cameras. The nest cam website also offers opportunities to talk with research profes- sionals. For people wanting to become more involved, this partnership provides information on how to build your own nest box and share your own monitoring data with the partnership.
http://kestrel.peregrinefund.org/webcams
nology, physics, science policy, and many others. Each listed project provides a link to its website, its goals, instructions on how to join, the tasks involved, recommended ages, and other helpful information when look- ing for a citizen science project to become involved in.
https://scistarter.com
Project FeederWatch From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at back- yards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. Feed- erWatchers periodically count the birds they see at their feeders from November through early April and send their counts to Project Feeder- Watch. Feed- erWatch data help scientists track broadscale
movements of winter bird populations and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance.
New participants are sent a Research
Kit with complete instructions for participating, as well as a bird identi- fication poster and more. You provide the feeder(s) and seed. Then each fall participants receive our 16-page, year-end report, Winter Bird Highlights. There is an $18 annual participation fee for U.S. residents ($15 for Cornell Lab members). Canadians can participate by joining Bird Studies Canada for CAN$35. The participation fee covers materials, staff support, web design, data analysis, and the year-end report (Winter Bird Highlights).
https://feederwatch.org/about/project- overview/
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