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DENIS LEPAGE BIRD STUDIES CANADA
eBird as a successful example of citizen science
Ecological questions § Where does the species occur spatially? § Where is it most abundant?
§ Has its distribution changed over time? § How does the distribution relates to other ecological
factors?
Data for conservation
§ Without proper data, we can’t answer those questions
§ Lack of data for a vast majority of species
Data for conservation
Citizen science
Bird Studies Canada programs: § dozens of monitoring programs § 20,000 volunteer bird-watchers § nearly a million observation records each year § potentially millions of contributors
Citizen science
Understanding the motivations of participants: § Easy § Rewarding
§ data for greater good of science § personalized rewards § social aspect § etc.
Citizen science
http://ebird.ca
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Eurasian Collared-Dove | Range Expansion
� 17% of all checklists submitted to eBird are flagged by the automated filters. � These flagged records are then reviewed by regional experts in bird
distribution.
A dog bird A Catbird
Data quality
Data standards
Work with partners to agree on data sharing standards
• AKN’s Bird Monitoring Data Exchange (BMDE) • Over 100 million records on birds
Facilitate access to data • Data nodes • Download portal • Web services
www.naturecounts.ca
Common Tern
Thank you!!