Events

Do you want to get involved and make a difference?  Numerous Citizen Science opportunities are available to birders of all skill levels to collect information about nature and the environment.  After being trained on gathering and reporting data, Citizen Scientists provide valuable information that can be examined for regional and national population trends in bird populations.  Without the effort of these volunteers, scientists would not have access to these long-term and widespread data sets that provide a better understanding of the health of the environment.  For more information, visit the following websites or contact Texoma Audubon Society at 580-789-5522.  

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT

Great Backyard Bird Count (www.birdcount.org) 

·  18-21 February 2022

·  Identify birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the 4 days

NestWatch (www.nestwatch.org/) 

·  During nesting season of target species

·  Collect data on reproductive patterns of target species of birds

Celebrate Urban Birds (https://celebrateurbanbirds.org/)

·  Ongoing throughout year

·  Record birds seen in about a 50’ x 50’ square for 10 minutes on 3 separate days

eBird (www.ebird.org )

·  Ongoing throughout year

·  Record your bird sightings (or preview what others have seen) wherever you go

dBird (https://dbird.org) 

·  Ongoing throughout year

·  Report the location of dead or injured birds found

Female Bird Song Project (http://femalebirdsong.org/)

·  Ongoing throughout year

·  Identify female birds and submit field notes and audio/video recordings to ebird

iNaturalist (www.inaturalist.org)

·  Ongoing throughout year

·  Reporting and identifying tool for organisms encountered (more than just birds)