Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect? In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory ...
ITHACA, N.Y. - Millions of people donate billions of dollars' worth of their time to citizen-science projects each year. While these efforts have broadened our understanding of everything from birds ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists used crowd-sourced data from the eBird platform to model how the distributions of 21 migratory bird species change throughout the year ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Let’s be honest, most state birds in the US are boring or outright ...
In July 1992, two Danish birders visiting Patagonia, Arizona reported the first-ever, mega-rare cinnamon hummingbird in the United States. Back then, reporting rare birds required phoning in ...
Biologists report that eBird observations match trends in bird species populations measured by US government surveys to within 0.4 percent. As long as there have been birdwatchers, there have been ...
Through perseverance, and even a form of doughtiness, Stella Maris college has made it to number two on eBird’s checklists ...
When a freelance photographer recently saw himself with extra time on his hands and no humans to photograph, he turned his lens to nature. Toronto resident Maxwell Giffen, 29, is one of the many who ...
Western tanagers are migratory birds that are present in Northern California in the spring and again in late summer. A new study shows that observations by 'citizen scientists' using apps such as ...