September 23, 2019Does Bad Weather Increase Conflict?If you helped us collected data on Zooniverse, you may have wondered, “Why are we answering a question about weather?” That’s a great question and this week we’ll explore some of the data that will help explain why we did…
August 26, 2019Does Conflict Increase With More Species on the Feeder?Let’s dig into the data you collected to see what we can find out!
Today we’re featuring a visualization that looks at the relationship between conflict and the number of species present at the feeders. We are measuring conflict by looking…
August 24, 2021Engaging the Public in Collecting Data from Live and Recorded Wildlife Cams: Tips for Project ManagersDuring 2018–21, Bird Cams Lab enabled scientists and participants to make discoveries about birds using live streaming wildlife cams. In three investigations (Battling Birds, Hawk Talk, and Battling Birds: Panama Edition), participants collected data from archived video footage. In three…
October 2, 2020Explore the Hawk Happenings DataThe time has come! Join us in the next phase of Hawk Happenings: data exploration. We’ve completed the first three phases (observe, question, and collect data), and it’s now time to look at data visualizations. Regardless of your involvement with…
June 28, 2018Get Ready to Vote! Here’s a Rundown of the Seven QuestionsIt’s finally time to vote on the question that you think will make for the best, most interesting investigation. A big shout-out to everyone who shared their thoughts and participated in discussions on the Question Design board. Your input was…
October 22, 2020Get To Know Your Bird Cams Lab Mates#bp-article-content, #bp-article-content p { max-width:885px; }
Since we started Bird Cams Lab back in 2018, we’ve grown to over 4,000 members! We’re thrilled the community has blossomed and that there are so many people passionate not only about the Bird Cams…
April 20, 2020Hawk Happenings Question DesignSee the most recent project updates.
We’re almost ready to start a new investigation! In the recent Sorting Activity, more than 90 people looked at 12 questions from the Wonder Board and sorted them into those that could or couldn’t be…
December 1, 2020Hawk Happenings: A Visual Summary And A Look AheadWe’ve put together a visual summary of the Hawk Happenings investigation, highlighting each phase and the hard work done by the community. Below the infographic, we invite you to let us know which phase of the investigation was your favorite….
September 20, 2020Hawk Happenings: From Observations to VisualizationsAlthough the Red-tailed Hawks are one of the most common hawks and are found across North America, researchers have only been able to study their behaviors at the nest from afar or infrequently via quick nest checks. The Cornell Lab’s…
November 24, 2020Hawk Happenings: The Final Results Are In!The Bird Cams Lab community, now 4,393 people strong, came together with scientists this past spring to learn more about the Red-tailed Hawk family seen on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Red-tailed Hawk cam. After proposing and discussing several interesting…
August 29, 2019Hawk Talk Data Collection is Complete!We finished collecting the the data set for Hawk Talk on August 23rd. Thank you to everyone that helped us cross the finish line. Over 1,400 contributors classified over 47,000 classifications on over 8,000 subjects. That’s incredible!
Now we’ll take the…
November 21, 2019Hawk Talk: From Zooniverse to HereRed-tailed Hawks are found across North America, and their calls are so iconic that moviegoers around the globe have heard hawk calls used by producers to depict Bald Eagles in films. Even though the raspy call of the Red-tailed Hawk…