Citizen Science

Celebrate Urban Birds "is an innovative way to expose the children we serve in the inner city to a new opportunity while creating an awareness and passion for nature."

Netetia K. Walker, M.B.A.
Executive Director

Martin Luther King
Community Center

Indianapolis, IN

 

"This is the first time I have seen Mom on the nest as well. The colours - the blues are so vivid. I can hardly wait to watch her babies hatch and mature and see their colours come in."

NestCams Viewer
username: susu82
United Kingdom





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Citizen Science Projects - Listed in Alphabetical Order

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Birds in Forested Landscapes

BFL studies the effects of human-caused changes on forest-dwelling
birds throughout North America.   

BirdSleuth

An inquiry-based citizen-science curriculum for middle school kids.

CamClickr

An online photo-tagging project that enlists the help of citizen
scientists to identify breeding behaviors captured from our
NestCams.  

Celebrate Urban Birds!

Promotes conservation in cities through gardening, the arts
and observing birds.  

eBird

A real-time, online checklist program. We count birds!

Great Backyard Bird Count

Help create a continent-wide snapshot of winter bird populations.

NestCams

A suite of online webcams that use real-time Internet technology to
observe and interpret the nesting behaviors of birds and promote
understanding of their breeding biology.  

NestWatch

Teaches people how to effectively monitor nests & collect breeding data to track the reproductive success of all North American breeding birds.  

PigeonWatch

Help scientists better understand why pigeons exist in so many different colors. You'll learn to identify seven pigeon color morphs and become familiar with courtship behaviors. It's easy and fun. 

Priority Migrant ebird

Collect non-breeding distribution and abundance data for five
migratory birds of conservation concern.  

Project FeederWatch

Embrace the winter. Count feeder birds for science!