Kudo's to citizen science

Here is a great example of how citizen science projects really do have a powerful impact. 

Recently we celebrated Global Bird Weekend, which sparked several hundred thousand events for people to enjoy. It was also a great opportunity for the many successful fundraising activities for thousands of nonprofits. 

Events like this help bring awareness to the amazing work that volunteers and nonprofits are doing, the impact they are having and to play a small role in supporting their efforts. Participants leave with a renewed sense of appreciation for the diversity found in nature.

However events like this also offer a great opportunity for the science community to collaborate with everyday citizens to gather valuable data. 

During the Global Bird Weekend a new world record was made when participants from over 200 countries volunteered to spend some time looking for birds armed with a pair of binoculars. Most volunteers also used their camera to capture an image and make it easier to count or identify species later on. 

On that one 24-hour-period set for this citizen science project, people caught sight of more than 7,800 different bird species. Several surprising sightings occurred, helping to change how we view the life and habit of those species. 

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