Consider becoming a citizen scientist

Citizen Science is a new rapidly growing collection of projects in which volunteers partner with scientists to answer real-world questions. It greatly expands the opportunity for field data collection beyond what paid scientists have time to accomplish. Locally, volunteer citizen scientists help biologists monitor pygmy rabbits, document migratory songbirds that nest in sagebrush lands, and conduct monthly counts of bird species at a variety of sites. 

Since 2002, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society have been leaders in the field of citizen science methodology with the online tool — eBird. eBird documents the presence or absence of species, as well as bird abundance through checklist data. A web-interface engages participants to submit their observations or view results via interactive queries into the eBird database. It is a rich data source for basic information about bird abundance and distribution worldwide.

Read the full article in the Wenatchee World.