Community science helps California’s native blackbird gain protected status.

Using nesting data from surveys and thousands of sighting entries from eBird –– a birding portal with millions of users worldwide –– postdoctoral fellow Orin Robinson at Cornell University and colleagues estimated that the species’ population declined 34 percent over the past 10 years.

http://www.montereyherald.com/community-science-helps-californias-native-blackbird-gain-protected-status

Posted on 24 December, 2018 10:20 by biohexx1