Nature Centered: A Podcast from Wild Birds Unlimited
Episode 19: Be a Bird Hero: Become a Citizen Scientist
January 14, 2021
Overview:
Join John and Brian in this episode as they dive into how you can be a hero for the birds by becoming a citizen scientist. They’ll talk about helpful tools you’ll need and an upcoming citizen science opportunity that you can be a part of.
Resources:
What is bird banding? https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/what-bird-banding
Tri-colored blackbird: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tricolored_Blackbird/
Tools:
eBird: https://ebird.org/
Merlin App: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
Citizen Science Opportunities:
Great Backyard Bird Count (coming up February 12-15, 2021): https://www.birdcount.org/
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/citizenscience
National Geographic – Citizen Science for grades 3-12, https://www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/citizen-science-projects/
