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Starting this summer, we hope to get citizen scientists out with their eBird apps at our survey locations. Click on Get Involved at the top of the top of the page learn more! Photo: Bewick's Wren nest by Jessica Szymas
We'll post news about the Lake Forest Parks Community Bird Project (LFPCBP) here. Photo: Red-breasted Sapsucker by Lynne Hakim
With the autumnal equinox, we're starting our fall 2021 bird species and behavior surveys. Photo: Barred Owl by Kim Wacker
This is a community project. Whether in Lake Forest Park or one of our other research locations, we hope to engage residents with the wildlife in their local parks and green spaces.
A 2019 study by Rosenberg et al. showed a net reduction of nearly three billion birds in North American since 1970! We aim to supply data to inform evidence-based decisions about park management and establishment to help mitigate reductions in bird species locally.
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We conduct quarterly bird surveys in parks and green spaces in Lake Forest Park, WA and other sites in the Puget Sound area. We identify which species are in each park and how they use their habitat. We look at how current and past urbanization may impact these variables.
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This project is a partnership between the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) and the not-for-profit Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation. Work is conducted by Dr. Douglas Wacker, UWB undergraduate researchers, and members of the community.
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A 2019 study by Rosenberg et al. showed a net reduction of nearly three billion birds in North American since 1970! With this project, we aim to supply data to inform evidence-based decisions about park management and establishment to help mitigate further reductions in bird species.
We conduct quarterly bird surveys in parks and green spaces in the Puget Sound area. We identify which species are in each park (species richness) and how each species uses the park (behavior). We look at how habitat, development, and current/past urbanization impact these variables.
The Bird Diversity Project is a partnership between the University of Washington Bothell and the not-for-profit Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation (LFPSF). It is a longitudinal study of bird biodiversity and behavior in communities within and on the outskirts of the Seattle area.
Whether you’re brand new to bird watching or a seasoned birder, we’d love for you to be involved with our project. Don’t worry, we’ll provide all the resources that you’ll need! Once you know your birds and are comfortable identifying them by sight and sound, you can engage as a citizen scientist by conducting your own surveys and gathering important information to add to our growing dataset.
