AUTUMN 2002/VOLUME 16, NUMBER 4

Citizen Science at a Glance
 


Citizen-science project
Web site/email
Phone
Season
Fee^
The Birdhouse Network
Collect breeding data on cavity-nesting birds in your nest box(es)
www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse
birdhouse@cornell.edu *
(607) 254-2416 Spring/Summer $15
($12
)
Birds in Forested Landscapes
Study habitat requirements of forest birds
www.birds.cornell.edu/bfl
forest_birds@cornell.edu *#
(607) 254-2413 Spring/Summer None
Classroom FeederWatch
Kids do research and send data to scientists via the Internet (Prices includes curriculumn)
www.birds.cornell.edu/cfw *
classroomfw@cornell.edu
Webzine: www.birds.cornell.edu/classroombs
(607) 254-2403 November through March $99
Golden-Winged Warbler Atlas Project
Survey breeding site of golden-wins, blue-wings, and hybrids
www.birds.cornell.edu/gowap *
forest_birds@cornell.edu
(607) 254-2465 Spring/Summer None
Great Backyard Bird Count
Count birds; help create snapshot of winter bird populations
www.birds.cornell.edu *
cornellbirds@cornell.edu
(800) 843-2473
(607) 254-2473
Four days in February None
House Finch Disease Survey
Help researchers track the spread of House Finch eye disease
www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi *#
housefinch@cornell.edu
(607) 254-2469 Year-round None
Project FeederWatch
Count Birds at your feeders for science
www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw *#
feederwatch@cornell.edu
(607) 254-2427 November through March $15
($12)
Urban Bird Studies
People of all ages study pigeons and other city birds
www.birds.cornell.edu/ppw *
pigeonwatch@cornell.edu
Espanol: www.birds.cornell.edu/ppw/esp
(607) 254-2455 Year-round $15
($12)
* after the Web address indicates projects with online data entry; # indicates paper data entry forms available. ^Annual fee. Fee for Lab members is in parenthesis.