A new study published in the journal Ornithological Applications shows how conservation organizations are using data from birdwatchers to pinpoint opportunities to reverse population declines. The ...

Ithaca, NY—A new study published today in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment leveraged participatory science to reveal regional variation in bird responses to fire across the ...

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 ...

Birders can use eBird to: * Record and track their own birding observations * View data submitted by other birders * View data for birding hotspots * Receive rare bird alerts * Contribute to the ...

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 ...