Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education: Birds in the 'Hood / Aves del Barrio

“引擎盖上的鸟”或“Aves del Barrio”建立在康奈尔鸟类学实验室（CLO）成功的鸽子观察项目的基础上，并将为城市居民创建一个基于网络的公民科学项目。主要目标受众是城市青年，重点是参加费城、坦帕、密尔沃基、洛杉矶、芝加哥和纽约科学中心和教育组织方案的青年。参与者将发展科学过程技能，提高他们对科学过程的理解，并设计研究项目，同时收集，提交和检索在城市栖息地发现的鸟类数据。三个项目选项包括a.）绘制鸽子和鸽子栖息地和目击图，B.）识别和计数海鸥和c.）记录当地社区鸟类的栖息地和鸟类数量数据。鸟类在胡德将支持CLO的城市鸟类研究倡议，提供有关人口，社区和景观水平对鸟类的影响的数据。支持材料是基于网络的，双语的，包括可下载的说明，计票表，练习和结果。该网站还将包括一份网络杂志，其中载有项目成果和参与者的贡献。还将制作培训录像和全彩识别海报。该计划将在第一年在五个地点进行试点，然后在第二年在13个地点进行实地测试。区域传播和培训将在第三年进行。预计到资助期结束时，将有5 000个城市鸟类研究小组到位，代表近5万人。

"Birds in the Hood" or "Aves del Barrio" builds on the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's (CLO) successful Project Pigeon Watch, and will result in the creation of a web-based citizen science program for urban residents. The primary target audience is urban youth, with an emphasis on those participating in programs at science centers and educational organizations in Philadelphia, Tampa, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Participants will develop science process skills, improve their understanding of scientific processes and design research projects while collecting, submitting and retrieving data on birds found in urban habitats. The three project options include a.) mapping of pigeon and dove habitats and sightings, b.) identifying and counting gulls and c.) recording habitat and bird count data for birds in the local community. Birds in the Hood will support CLO's Urban Bird Studies initiative by contributing data on population, community and landscape level effects on birds. Support materials are web-based, bilingual and include downloadable instructions, tally sheets, exercises and results. The website will also include a web-based magazine with project results and participant contributions. A training video and full color identification posters will also be produced. The program will be piloted at five sites in year one, and then field-tested at 13 sites in year two. Regional dissemination and training will occur in year three. It is anticipated that 5,000 urban bird study groups will be in place by the end of the funding period, representing nearly 50,000 individuals.