PROJECT WILDBIRD General Information
PROJECT WILDBIRD is the first comprehensive study of feed and feeder preferences of wild birds in the US and Canada.
This study features two approaches, an Observational Approach and an Experimental Approach.
Both are entirely on a volunteer basis, and allow you the opportunity to enjoy your birdfeeding pastime while assisting in this vital research.
OBSERVATIONAL APPROACH:
If you are a busy person who has limited time but strong interest, here is how PROJECT WILDBIRD's Observational Approach works. Observations have to be more than 3 hours apart from one another, and two observation sessions can be on the same day. A person could monitor birds on Saturday morning, watch an early movie, watch birds again 3 or more hours later, and have a night on the town. On Sunday, a person could monitor birds, go to church and have brunch, and then monitor birds Sunday afternoon before sitting down for football.
If you are an avid bird feeding enthusiast, please consider the observational approach which requires no more than 3 hours spread across a single 8-day segment per season. The research procedure is straight forward and easy to follow.
EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:
PROJECT WILDBIRD'S Experimental Approach appeals to dedicated bird feeding enthusiasts. Like the Observers, citizen scientists in the Experimental Approach will be monitoring birds during each of the four seasons. However, in the Experimental Approach participants are provided with feeders and feeds and asked to monitor birds that visit these feeders. The Experimental Approach requires a larger time commitment, and participants are asked to follow a well-defined system. |
