How Citizen Science Can Assist in Bird Conservation

October 21st '09, Maritime Seminars

Karen Barry, BC Program Officer, Bird Studies Canada talks about Citizen Science programs Project FeederWatch, Coastal Waterbird Survey, Beached Bird Survey and BC Breeding Bird Atlas.

Learn more about Bird Studies Canada at http://www.bsc-eoc.org/regional/bccwsdata.jsp and about the Silva Bay and Flat-top Islands data collection surveys at http://friendsofsilvabay.org/ecology/birds/water-birds/

Karen gave a wonderful talk on "How Citizen Science Can Assist in Bird Conservation" using data from the Silva Bay Waterbird Survey.

Karen Barry is a BC Program Officer for Bird Studies Canada; she lives in Nanaimo.

  • BC Breeding Bird Atlas

    BC Breeding Bird Atlas 01, Photo credit: Karen Barry

  • BC Waterbird Survey

    Waterbird Survey 02, Photo credit: Karen Barry

  • BC Breeding Bird Atlas

    BC Breeding Bird Atlas 03, Photo credit: Karen Barry

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