Citizen Science

Bird Surveys

We follow a strict protocol in conducting bird surveys to ensure consistency in results across time and between sites. Volunteers conducting these surveys are skilled in identifying birds by both sight and sound. The data collected over an entire year gives us a good idea of the bird population in a specific area over time. Surveys done in the exact same manner in later years show how bird populations have changed. Coorelating those changes with other factors, such as development or mitigation efforts that have taken place in the meantime, can point to factors that may have impacted the changes observed. The links below show the results of some of the surveys we have conducted over the years.