Category: Conservation Ecology

Sunday, April 23, 2017 ░ Hi ~60°F / Lo 44°F Backyard Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 10:26 AM (23 Minutes) The radar image below shows how the weather’s been all day. We have experienced different levels of intensity of rain all day long. I managed to complete a few checklists today while we were…

Saturday, April 22, 2017 ░ Hi 65°F / Lo 46°F Backyard Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 12:33 PM (3 Minutes) It has been a busy morning here at the Harrell house. I had an opportunity between rain showers to take my daughter out on the back patio to join me while I potted-up a few…

Saturday, April 8, 2017 ☼ Hi 62.6°F / Lo 34.0°F Coal Mining Loop Trail @ Heritage Park | Blacksburg, VA | 2:00 PM (90 Minutes) This birding trip was the same as the previous week on April 2. We walked the same trail as last time, I thought it would be interesting to see what might…

Saturday, April 1, 2017 ☼ Hi 56.7°F / Lo 45.3°F Warm-Up Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 8:55 AM (5 Minutes) This is my backyard. It’s about 25′ wide, and about that deep to the bottom of the hill. This picture was taken after I finished my 5-minute birding session when I was trying…

This entry discusses the public outreach and user experience aspects of citizen science through ebird.org. First, I want to talk about my experience using the mobile all. To sum it up: the user interface on the eBird app is pretty cool. I like how specific I can be with my location, time of day, duration, and…

Project design So I’m behind on my posts, but I’ve been busy! You, dear reader, are three weekends behind my birding adventures! My apologies. (Just so you know: I’m birding at Heritage Park, Blacksburg on the weekends & during the week I’m birding from my kitchen window!) Seriously, it is a priority to get those…

This semester, I have been challenged to find a citizen science project and participate as part of NR 5724 Conservation Ecology (Dr. Megan Draheim). I love this assignment for two big reasons. First, now that I have found my project, I am excited about the idea of being able to make a contribution to a…