Category: Conservation Ecology

Sunday, April 23, 2017 ░ Hi ~60°F / Lo 44°F Backyard Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 10:26 AM (23 Minutes) The radar image below shows how the weather’s been all day. We have experienced different levels of intensity of rain all day long. I managed to complete a few … Continue Reading →

Saturday, April 22, 2017 ░ Hi 65°F / Lo 46°F Backyard Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 12:33 PM (3 Minutes) It has been a busy morning here at the Harrell house. I had an opportunity between rain showers to take my daughter out on the back patio to join me … Continue Reading →

Saturday, April 8, 2017 ☼ Hi 62.6°F / Lo 34.0°F Coal Mining Loop Trail @ Heritage Park | Blacksburg, VA | 2:00 PM (90 Minutes) This birding trip was the same as the previous week on April 2. We walked the same trail as last time, I thought it would be … Continue Reading →

Saturday, April 1, 2017 ☼ Hi 56.7°F / Lo 45.3°F Warm-Up Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 8:55 AM (5 Minutes) This is my backyard. It’s about 25′ wide, and about that deep to the bottom of the hill. This picture was taken after I finished my 5-minute birding … Continue Reading →

This entry discusses the public outreach and user experience aspects of citizen science through ebird.org. First, I want to talk about my experience using the mobile all. To sum it up: the user interface on the eBird app is pretty cool. I like how specific I can be with my location, … Continue Reading →

Project design So I’m behind on my posts, but I’ve been busy! You, dear reader, are three weekends behind my birding adventures! My apologies. (Just so you know: I’m birding at Heritage Park, Blacksburg on the weekends & during the week I’m birding from my kitchen window!) Seriously, it is … Continue Reading →

This semester, I have been challenged to find a citizen science project and participate as part of NR 5724 Conservation Ecology (Dr. Megan Draheim). I love this assignment for two big reasons. First, now that I have found my project, I am excited about the idea of being able to … Continue Reading →