Natural History Wanderings

UC Davis reported

Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect?

In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice on March 28, UC Davis researchers show that citizen science data from iNaturalist and eBird can reliably capture known seasonal patterns of bird migration in Northern California and Nevada — from year-round residents such as California Scrub-Jays, to transient migrants such as the Western Tanager and Pectoral Sandpiper.

Read more : Can Citizen Science be Trusted? New Study of Birds Shows it Can | College of Biological Sciences