Project NestWatch

康奈尔大学与Seavoss Associates， Inc.和史密森尼环境研究中心（SERC）合作，正在申请资金支持两个公民科学项目和相关研究。“鸟巢观察项目”将包括“虚拟鸟巢观察”，这是一个在线展览和数据收集项目，使个人能够从他们的家庭电脑上参与数据收集。第二个项目“国家鸟巢登记”以实地为基础，重点关注参与者可能在后院或当地社区发现的物种。国家鸟巢观察计划的一部分参与者将参与由史密森学会的鸟类学家支持的以团队为基础的观察，这是SERCs社区鸟巢观察计划的一部分。最后，准实验研究部分将检验虚拟实地参与和指导实地参与的有效性，例如虚拟和国家鸟巢观察项目。研究部分将包括每项治疗100名受试者。这些影响被确定为增加公众对鸟类生物学，生态学，生命周期，环境问题和研究过程的了解，同时鼓励科学事业。预计该项目还将创建协作在线学习社区。战略影响包括开发和测试新的在线公民科学模型以及由此产生的研究和评估结果。交付成果包括10个实时在线展览，存储超过50个存档的Nest Box Cam尝试或数据集，在线说明和教程以及数据输入系统。SERCs邻里鸟巢观察的参与者将直接与科学家合作，捕捉、测量、彩色带和记录诸如家雀、美洲知更鸟、飞禽、红雀、蓝鸟、树燕和鹪鹩等常见物种的数据。据估计，该项目将通过在线、独立的实地和指导经验，惠及超过45000人。

Cornell University, in collaboration with Seavoss Associates, Inc. and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), is requesting funding to support two citizen science projects and related research. "Project Nestwatch" will include "Virtual Nestwatch," an online exhibit and data collection project that enables individuals to participate in data collection from their home computers. "National Nest Registry," the second project, is field-based and focused on species that participants may find in their backyard or local community. A subset of the National Nestwatch participants will engage in team-based observations supported by ornithologists from the Smithsonian Institution as part of SERCs Neighborhood Nestwatch program. Finally, a quasi-experimental research component will examine the effectiveness of virtual field-based and guided field-based participation exemplified in the Virtual and National Nestwatch projects. The research component will include 100 subjects per treatment. The impacts are identified as increasing public understanding of bird biology, ecology, life cycles, environmental issues and the research process while encouraging careers in science. It is also anticipated that this project will create collaborative online learning communities. The strategic impacts include the development and testing of a new online citizen science model and the resulting research and evaluation findings. Deliverables include ten online exhibits in real-time, a stored repertoire of over 50 archived Nest Box Cam attempts or data sets, online instructions and tutorials, and a data entry system. SERCs Neighborhood Nestwatch participants will work directly with scientists to capture, measure, color-band and record data on such common species as house finches, American robins, phoebes, cardinals, bluebirds, tree swallows and wrens. It is estimated that this project will reach over 45,000 individuals through on-line, independent field-based and mentored experiences.