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This is the last of our shore and wetland birds. The data from this collection is invaluable a we've seen sharp declines in many of these species over the past 30 years.
Transcribe historical records to help us understand the nesting patterns of these birds by the shore.
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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: Shore and Wetland BirdsAbout Nest Quest Go: Shore and Wetland Birds
Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Citizen-Science Project, NestWatch in understanding the historical nesting patterns of our shore and wetland bird collection, consisting of the Eastern Wagtail, Black Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, Willet, American Oystercatcher, Black-necked Stilt, Herring Gull, American Bittern, Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, Wilson's Plover, Black Skimmer, Arctic Tern, Brant, Common Tern, Forster's Tern, Laughing Gull, Least Bittern and more. Many of these shorebirds nest in the sand on the beach or on nest built close to or on wetlands.
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.