Let us tell 'ya about the birds and bees -- for citizen science, that is! Here are just a few buzz-worthy projects to get you started.
The Great Sunflower Project Help researchers create a national bee population map to study the decline of bees. Simply plant sunflowers and watch for bee visits a few times a month. Get started!
Help ornithologists learn about 16 key species of urban birds by tracking up to 16 species of birds for just 10 mins in a small area near you. Get started! (Photo: Louise Docker)
Celebrate Urban Birds
Bee Hunt Use digital photography to help provide a better understanding of pollinators' importance in growing food and maintaining healthy natural ecosystems. Get started!
North American Bird Phenology Program Millions of bird migration records have been scanned. Care to illuminate almost a century of migration patterns and population status of birds? Transcribe records so they can be included in an open database for analysis. Get started!
The Zombie Fly has been found parasitizing honey bees in California, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont and Washington. Where else in North America are bees infected by Zombie Flies? Help solve the mystery by collecting honey bees and reporting easy-to-spot signs of infection. You'll know it when you see it! Get started!
ZomBeeWatch
This post originally appeared on the SciStarter blog.
On Sunday, 5/18 at 9:26 am ET, the Space X Dragon Cargo will be released from the International Space Station to return to Earth. The Cargo will splash down into the Pacific Ocean returning our very own citizen science research project, Project MERCCURI, to Earth! You can watch this all take place, LIVE, on NASA TV: May 18, Sunday 9 a.m.
Learn more about Project MERCCURI at SpaceMicrobes.org.
Listen to beautifully produced citizen science stories from our partners at WHYY radio!
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