Project NestWatch

康奈尔大学与Seavoss Associates，Inc.和史密森环境研究中心(SERC)合作，正在申请资金，以支持两个公民科学项目和相关研究。“Nestwatch项目”将包括“虚拟Nestwatch”，这是一个在线展览和数据收集项目，使个人能够参与从他们的家庭计算机收集数据。“国家鸟巢登记”是第二个项目，以实地为基础，重点关注参与者可能在自家后院或当地社区发现的物种。国家鸟巢观察参与者的一部分将参与由史密森学会鸟类学家支持的团队观察，这是SERCS邻里鸟巢观察计划的一部分。最后，一个准实验研究部分将审查虚拟实地参与和指导实地参与的有效性，如虚拟和国家雀巢项目。研究部分将包括每项治疗的100名受试者。这些影响被认为是增加了公众对鸟类生物学、生态学、生命周期、环境问题和研究过程的了解，同时鼓励了科学事业。预计该项目还将创建协作性在线学习社区。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价结果。交付成果包括10个实时在线展品、50多个存档Nest Box Cam尝试或数据集的存储曲目、在线说明和教程，以及一个数据输入系统。SERCS Neighborhood Nestwatch的参与者将直接与科学家合作，捕获、测量、色带和记录常见物种的数据，如家雀、美洲知更鸟、凤头鸟、红衣主教、蓝鸟、树燕和莺。据估计，该项目将通过在线、独立的实地和有指导的体验惠及45000多人。

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.