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The work of citizen scientists, such as those who contribute to NestWatch, is what makes our research possible. Because of the efforts of nest monitors, we are able to look at patterns over long periods of time and large geographic areas.
Nest Quest Go: Endangered Grassland BirdsAbout Nest Quest Go: Endangered Grassland Birds
Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Citizen-Science Project, NestWatch in understanding the historical nesting patterns of our endangered grassland bird collection, consisting of the Eastern Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark, Northern Bobwhite, Bobolink, and Dickcissel. These endangered grasslands birds primarily nest on the ground in the prairies and grasslands. However, these habitats are slowly disappeared as open grasslands and small pastureland farms are disappearing as a result of urbanization, fires, invasive species, and a shift from small farms to large agricultural developments.
These nest record cards are a subset of a larger collection of more than 300,000 nest records that NestWatch is working on digitizing and transcribing. Valuable scientific questions can be asked and answered regarding the nesting behavior of birds over time by examining historical records. We hope to bring new discoveries to light using these previously hidden datasets.