Crowdsourced Data Crowdsourced data have the potential to power up conservation programs with bird checklists from millions of birders. Data from participatory science programs and platforms, such as the Cornell … Read more
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Crowdsourced Data
Crowdsourced data have the potential to power up conservation programs with bird checklists from millions of birders. Data from participatory science programs and platforms, such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird, are being used to locate wind farms in places where eagles are less likely to be, and to select rice fields for temporary flooding in places where migratory shorebirds are hungry for stopover habitat.
