The pandemic brought in a flood of bird-watchers, but it presents experts with a conundrum: is bird behavior changing, or is there just more data available now?
that examined citizen science projects like eBird and iNaturalist found that observations in urban areas increased as people stayed home, while sightings in more remote habitats may have been undersampled because fewer people were traveling to those destinations. These reports suggest pandemic-era changes in citizen science are so great that they must be factored into future research that makes use of this data.
Despite all these complex factors, the data collected under these unusual pandemic conditions can still be useful. This year, Project Safe Flight’s data will help a graduate student at Columbia University research the effect of weather patterns on the likelihood of bird-building collisions. And enough data can lead to real change. Prior Project Safe Flight data documenting the harm glass buildings pose to birds helped lead to the 2019 passage of Local Law 15, which requires new construction in New York City to use bird-friendly design, including glass patterned with dots that help them avoid the windows.
For Kestin Thomas, pandemic birding has felt like an entree into a secret world. Now, even when he’s not on duty for NYC Audubon, he always takes plastic gloves and bags with him in case he finds a distressed bird that can still be saved. On the same day that he found the dead bird, he also happened across a common yellow throat that seemed stunned after flying into a window.
Thomas will continue his patrol until migration season ends in November, and he encourages others to keep an eye out for injured or concussed birds and consider taking them to a wildlife hospital. “Start looking at the ground more and watching where you’re walking,” he says. “They’re so easy to miss.” At the very least, he advises people to move them out of the way so they don’t get run over by cars, bikes, or scooters.
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