Not every episode needs to be a crowd-pleaser, but this one catches the attention of our crowd more than the first three episodes had. It reminds us that while Global Big Day is intended to be fun, with a hint of competitive spirit, it is all in the interest of science and ultimately for the benefit of conservation of bird habitat (reminder to pledge). Thanks to The National Science Foundation for funding this! Thanks to PBS for making it available to watch online, even outside the USA (at least in Belize):
Citizens4Earth, Ep. 4
Counting birds for more than 100 years generates data on a changing climate and theres an app for that: eBird. Surfer science using smart tech tracks ocean acidification and coastal temperatures in the Smartfin project. Spend A Year in the Life of Citizen Science with California’s monarch butterflies and horseshoe crabs in Delaware. Continue reading
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