Hawk Happenings Updates

  • A screenshot of Big Red feeding the three hawk nestlings and an overlay of the staff videos from the webinar
    October 27, 2020Live From Bird Cams Lab: A Fun and Lively Discussion

    On October 21 more than 100 people tuned in for an engaging discussion about the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Red-tailed Hawk cam and Hawk Happenings, a Bird Cams Lab investigation. As one of the hosts, I was thrilled that so…

  • A screenshot of the data collection tool with Big Red and the three nestlings in view.
    June 11, 2020Let’s reach the finish line!

    Thank you to everyone who has collected data for Hawk Happenings. Over 270 people have made over 7,100 observations! We’re so excited to see the community coming together to learn more about hawk behavior. But we’re not done yet! We’re…

  • May 9, 2018How To Use Disqus

    What is Disqus? Disqus is an easy-to-use discussion tool that you’ll use to comment or upvote other comments in any Bird Cams Lab forum. On the forums, you’ll be able to post questions, share your thoughts, and provide links to…

  • May 18, 2018How to Choose or Refine a Good Cam-Testable Question

    So you’ve identified some questions that you think could be answered with cam footage. How do you decide which ones make the best questions for an investigation? Will the answer provide interesting or valuable insights? Would investigating the question yield…

  • Big Red standing in the nest with nestlings that have lots of fluffy down feathers.
    November 24, 2020Hawk Happenings: The Final Results Are In!

    Red-tailed Hawks Change Their Behavior With Temperature, Time of Day, And Age of Nestlings 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…

  • A screenshot from the Cornell Lab's Red-tailed Hawk cam of Big Red, the female, incubating eggs while it snows.
    September 20, 2020Hawk Happenings: From Observations to Visualizations

      Although 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…

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    December 1, 2020Hawk Happenings: A Visual Summary And A Look Ahead

    Check out highlights from each phase of the Hawk Happenings investigation. We’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…

  • A visual ranking of the questions from those most interesting to participants in the Sorting Activity to those least interesting. The most interesting question is What types of prey are brought to the nest and do the adults bring different types?
    April 20, 2020Hawk Happenings Question Design

    This section is currently inactive. We’ve finished refining questions. See the most recent project updates. Which Question to Investigate? We’re almost ready to start a new investigation! In the recent Sorting Activity, more than 90 people looked at 12 questions…

  • Photo of Kaliopi and Helen, the two participants featured in the blog post..
    October 22, 2020Get To Know Your Bird Cams Lab Mates

    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 but about learning more about…

  • A bar chart that shows the the days with most hours watched is after June 4th.
    October 2, 2020Explore the Hawk Happenings Data

    The 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…

  • The three Red-tailed Hawk nestlings standing up in the nest and preening.
    October 16, 2020Discuss New Findings At Live Webinar

    We had over 140 people weigh in to let us know when the best date and time would be to meet for our upcoming live event: Hawk Happenings: A Look Into The Cornell Hawks’ Nest. Based on the responses, we’ll…

  • May 27, 2020Collect New Data On Nestlings

    Have you watched the Cornell Hawks cam recently? The nestlings are growing up so fast! Last week we launched data collection for the newly named Hawk Happenings investigation. 52 people have collected 305 observations! Today, we’ve switch the data collection…