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| |field_project_description=Celebrate Urban Birds engages urban and rural residents in science, cultural, and community activities related to birds. Participants receive or download a free kit with posters, flower seeds, and data forms, then observe a small, defined bird-watching area for 10 minutes and report on the presence or absence of 16 species of birds. ([http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1671 Citizen Science Program], The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, retrieved Sept. 24 2013) | | |field_project_description=Celebrate Urban Birds engages urban and rural residents in science, cultural, and community activities related to birds. Participants receive or download a free kit with posters, flower seeds, and data forms, then observe a small, defined bird-watching area for 10 minutes and report on the presence or absence of 16 species of birds. ([http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1671 Citizen Science Program], The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, retrieved Sept. 24 2013) |
| |field_purpose_of_project=The project assesses the value of green spaces for birds, ranging in size from a potted plant to half a basketball court. | | |field_purpose_of_project=The project assesses the value of green spaces for birds, ranging in size from a potted plant to half a basketball court. |
| | |field_team_leadermm=Karen Purcel |
| | |field_team_link=http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/citizenscience/ |
| |field_participant_task_description=Participants have to: | | |field_participant_task_description=Participants have to: |
| * Pick a precise area; | | * Pick a precise area; |
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Cs Portal > List of citizen science projects > Celebrate Urban Birds - (2013/09/24)
THIS PAGE DESCRIBE A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT
Start date : 2007/01/01
- Beta start date : N/A
- End date : Still open.
Subject
- Natural sciences > Ornithology (conservation"conservation" is not in the list (nature/conservation, environment/climate, geography/urbanism, history/archeology, biology/medicine/neuroscience, physics, space, N/A, other) of allowed values for the "Has citizen science subject area" property.)
- Others in the same subject areas: Air Quality with Biomarkers, Andromeda Project, Bat detective, Budburst... further results
- Others projects about conservation"conservation" is not in the list (nature/conservation, environment/climate, geography/urbanism, history/archeology, biology/medicine/neuroscience, physics, space, N/A, other) of allowed values for the "Has citizen science subject area" property.:
⇳ Description
[[Has project description::Celebrate Urban Birds engages urban and rural residents in science, cultural, and community activities related to birds. Participants receive or download a free kit with posters, flower seeds, and data forms, then observe a small, defined bird-watching area for 10 minutes and report on the presence or absence of 16 species of birds. (Citizen Science Program, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, retrieved Sept. 24 2013)]]
➠ Purpose
The project assesses the value of green spaces for birds, ranging in size from a potted plant to half a basketball court.
? Research question
MAIN TEAM LOCATION
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CONTRIBUTION TYPE: data collection
PARTICIPATION TYPOLOGY: crowdsourcing
GAMING GENRE NONE
GAMING ELEMENTS: NONE
◉ Tasks description
Participants have to:
- Pick a precise area;
- watch birds during 10 minutes (can be repeated);
- fill in a report sheet containing a list of 16 birds observed and not observed
- send in the report form electronically or on paper.
⤯ Interaction with objects
Participants can try to attract birds by creating feeders
▣ Interface
- Data type to manipulate:
- interface enjoyment: cool/attractive
- Interface usability: easy to use
GUIDANCE
- Tutorial: ✓
- Peer to peer guidance: Somewhat
- Training sequence: Somewhat
FEEDBACK ON
- Individual performance: ✓
- Collective performance: ✓
- Research progress: x
❂ Feedback and guidance description
COMMUNITY TOOLS
- Communication: blog
- Social Network: N/A
- Member profiles:: no
- Member profile elements:
NEWS & EVENTS
- Main news site:
- Frequency of project news updates: less than weekly
- Type of events: Social events
- Frequency of events :
⏣ Community description
- Community size (volounteers based)
- Role:
- Interaction form:
- Has official community manager(s): maybe
- Has team work N/A
- Other:
- Community led additions:
Other information
PROJECT
Url:http://celebrateurbanbirds.org/
Start date: 2007/01/01
End date: Still open
TEAM
Official team page:http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/citizenscience/
Leader: Karen Purcel
PROJECT DEFINITION
Subject
Natural sciences > Ornithology (conservation)
Description
Celebrate Urban Birds engages urban and rural residents in science, cultural, and community activities related to birds. Participants receive or download a free kit with posters, flower seeds, and data forms, then observe a small, defined bird-watching area for 10 minutes and report on the presence or absence of 16 species of birds. (Citizen Science Program, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, retrieved Sept. 24 2013)
Purpose.
The project assesses the value of green spaces for birds, ranging in size from a potted plant to half a basketball court.
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ABOUT PARTICIPANT TASKS
Tasks description.
Participants have to:
- Pick a precise area;
- watch birds during 10 minutes (can be repeated);
- fill in a report sheet containing a list of 16 birds observed and not observed
- send in the report form electronically or on paper.
Interaction with system objects.
Participants can try to attract birds by creating feeders
| Grey typology |
Participation typology |
Contribution type: |
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| Computing: |
NO |
Thinking: |
NO |
| Sensing: |
YES |
Gaming: |
NO |
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| Crowdsourcing |
☑ |
Distributed intelligence |
☐ |
| Participatory science |
☐ |
Extreme citizen science |
☐ |
| Science outreach |
☐ |
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| Data collection |
☑ |
| Data analysis |
☐ |
| Data interpretation |
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| Gaming |
| Genre: |
Gaming elements: reward batches, other |
| Interface |
| Data type to manipulate: |
interface enjoyment: cool/attractive
Interface usability: easy to use |
Member profiles::no
Member profile elements: |
ABOUT GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK
| Guidance |
Feedback on |
| Tutorial and documentation: |
YES |
| Training sequence: |
SOMEWHAT |
| Peer to peer guidance: |
SOMEWHAT |
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| individual performance: |
YES |
| collective performance: |
YES |
| research progress: |
NO |
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| Tools |
News & Events |
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Communication: blog
Social Network: N/A
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Main news site:
Frequency of project news updates: less than weekly
Type of events: Social events
Frequency of events :
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| Community description |
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Community size (volounteers based):
Role:
Interaction form:
Has official community manager(s): maybe
Has team work N/A
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Other information about community:
Community led additions:
OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION
Yes
[[has completion level::Low]
http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/citizenscience/
Yes
Ornithology
Natural sciences
conservation"conservation" is not in the list (nature/conservation, environment/climate, geography/urbanism, history/archeology, biology/medicine/neuroscience, physics, space, N/A, other) of allowed values for the "Has citizen science subject area" property.
The project assesses the value of green spaces for birds, ranging in size from a potted plant to half a basketball court.
Celebrate Urban Birds
Participants have to:
- Pick a precise area;
- watch birds during 10 minutes (can be repeated);
- fill in a report sheet containing a list of 16 birds observed and not observed
- send in the report form electronically or on paper.
data collection
Various rewards, in particular batches and various nice looking posters. Special events are also organized.
crowdsourcing
, other:
Thinking: no
Computing: no
Sensing: yes
Gaming: no
reward batches, other
Participants can try to attract birds by creating feeders
cool/attractive
easy to use
yes
somewhat
N/A
yes
yes
no
no
maybe
blog
N/A
Social events
less than weekly
N/A
Low
Materials for Participants
In addition, participants are encouraged to participate and organize other activities, e.g. Art Activities for Community Events
News, Events
Bibliography
Celebrate Urban Birds! A gateway to science for all.. Purcell, K., Dickinson, J. L. (2012)
- ✄ Purcell, K., Dickinson, J. L. 2012. Celebrate Urban Birds! A gateway to science for all.. Pages 191-200 in Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research (Dickinson, J. L., Bonney, R.
Celebrate Urban Birds! A gateway to science for all.. Purcell, K., Dickinson, J. L. (2012)
- Purcell, K., Dickinson, J. L. 2012. Celebrate Urban Birds! A gateway to science for all.. Pages 191-200 in Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research (Dickinson, J. L., Bonney, R.
