This article provides an overview of scientific inquiry and how citizen science programs run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology provide opportunities for inquiry about birds.

Looking for lichens is an activity that can be done almost anywhere. Students get to search for them in the playgrounds and schoolyards, and they can be used as an indicator of air quality.

This article discusses Project FeederWatch, a real-time citizen science project, and how elementary teachers can use this bird data to integrate math lessons and concepts.

In this lesson, students take on an environmental project. They interview long-time residents of the town/neighborhood about the state of the local environment and then choose an environmental problem on which to focus and take action.

See how easy it is to explore nature and engage in Citizen Science while earning cool prizes!

See how easy it is to explore nature and engage in Citizen Science while earning cool prizes!

Try out your skills with identifying birds at our feeder as well as where you can practice while helping scientists learn more about birds in the United States and Canada. To learn more about the Great Backyard Bird, going on now, visit https://www.birdcount.org/​

Helpful tools for beginning birds:
Audubon Society's Helpful Tips - https://www.audubon.org/birding/identifying-birds
Merlin Bird App - https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

We have created a helpful clip if you are unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Using field marks to ID birds (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/rwiAVM0U9F0?t=111