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The site:
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https://birdcast.info/
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Maps:
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https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/
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Vox article about the project:
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https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2021/9/28/22696202/bird-migration-map-fall-2021-cornell
Excerpt from the Vox article:
>First launched in 2000, BirdCast runs on software that analyzes weather radar to discern what’s a bird versus a cloud or another object. That analysis produces a map of the US that shows where birds are migrating in the sky, like the one above, with warmer (oranger) regions showing where there’s more bird traffic — that is, more birds moving through an area at a given time. Pretty neat, right?
>BirdCast also produces three-day forecasts, which estimate nighttime movements because the vast majority of North American birds migrate after dark. Researchers have a good idea of how weather affects their journeys — temperature, which affects the speed and direction of wind, is especially important for determining when birds travel, Farnsworth said. By leveraging weather forecasts, BirdCast estimates where birds might migrate in the near future.
I recently attended their "How High-Energy Hummingbirds Survive" webinar (watch recording here)
You can download the PDF poster here.
i would love to enroll in one, i got intrested by the bird biology one but i cant exactly afford 200 dollars, can anyone reccomend something cheaper?
https://imgur.com/a/55VGdJU
Edit: all claimed! Thank you guys!
Edit 2: I seal all my cards with water, not my tongue! Especially now, lol! If you’d like yours done with Washi Tape, let me know!
1-800-843-2473 or... 1-800-THE-BIRD
Never noticed this until now..
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has many bird cams set up at feeders and nests around the world. They are trying to use these for citizen science projects. A new one is starting up using the Panama feeders, and you can help think of good questions to investigate and participate in collecting the data by watching the cams.
Here's a link:
https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/panamacam_signup-0
(I'm not affiliated with the lab, but I do participate in the projects).
