ºÚÁÏ¿Æ records daily rain and snowfall totals on campus and sends reports to the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS).

Project:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society

Project Duration:
Year-round

eBird allows you to submit checklists anytime, anywhere, all year long. A real-time, online checklist program, eBird is amassing one of the largest and fastest growing biodiversity data resources in existence. A birder simply enters when, where, and how they went birding, then fills out a checklist of all the birds seen and heard during the outing.

to see what’s been visiting us.

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Project:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society

Project Duration:
Annually for four days in February

The (GBBC) is a big weekend of birding for nature lovers across the globe! Over 160,000 people in 130 countries participate each February to collect real-time data about winter bird distributions and abundance. Join ºÚÁÏ¿Æ every February and help us tally the birds on our property while contributing to real scientific research.

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Project:
iNaturalist an initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and a joint initiative with National Geographic Society

Project Duration:
Year round

Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed. We share your findings with scientific data repositories like the to help scientists find and use your data. All you have to do is observe.

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Project:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Project Duration:
Breeding Season

Learn to be an official NestWatcher with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. To participate, you will peek in on the baby birds growing in your yard to gather data for scientists curious about nesting biology. ºÚÁÏ¿Æ is an official NestWatch chapter, and hosts periodic training days throughout the year, including nestbox building workshops, and nest-checking walks.

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Project:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada

Project Duration:
Weekends at the ºÚÁÏ¿Æ Nature Center November through March

is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders in North America. Just count the birds you see at your feeders periodically from November to early April, and send your counts online to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Anyone interested in birds can participate, and the data help scientists track movements of winter bird populations. All you need is a bird feeder!

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Project:
Vermont Center for Ecostudies

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ºÚÁÏ¿Æ is collaborating with the on their study of Lady Beetles in Vermont.

Lady Beetles are adored by many and who can blame them – their bright patterns captivate the eyes and their reputation as pest predators make them a friend to farmers and gardeners. Many of us are familiar with the nonnative Asian Lady Beetle, but did you know that 35 native lady beetle species have been historically documented in Vermont? Unfortunately, 12 of these species have not been seen since the 1970's.

If you would like to help in the lady beetle quest, simply install the free  app to your phone (or camera and internet-connected device of choice) and upload pictures of any lady beetle you encounter to the site! Visit the to find out more ways to get involved and learn more about these fascinating beetles.

Stay tuned if you are interested in participating in Lady Beetle monitoring. ºÚÁÏ¿Æ will be hosting a training in the future.

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