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Bird Song Hero: The song learning game for everyone

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Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

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QUESTIONS

Test your knowledge of how Earth is different from other planets.

1. Earth is called a 'Goldilocks planet' because:

A. Its distance from the sun is 'just right' for life.
B. It has bears on it.
C. Scientists don't refer to Earth this way.

ANSWERS

1. A. Goldilocks planet falls within a star's habitable zone and is neither too close nor too far from a star to rule out liquid water on its surface, and thus life.

2. D. Most of Mars's atmosphere and water evaporated.

3. B. Saturn's moon Titan (liquid methane)

4. A. Venus's atmosphere is almost all heat-trapping carbon dioxide.

5. C. Scientists believe the first scenario is a certainty and the second just a matter of time.

6. C. The magnetic field is essential for life and a defining characteristic of Earth.

7. False. Scientists think Jupiter's moon Europa has an ocean of liquid water under its icy surface.

8. False. The habitable zone around the sun extends roughly from Venus to Mars. Earth is relatively close to the inner (warm) edge, not the middle.

9. False. Volcanoes push out water vapor and other chemicals that help make a life-sustaining atmosphere, and icy asteroids and comets may have helped bring water to Earth's surface when it was forming.

10. True. The Kepler satellite mission found that small planets are the most common in the galaxy. Small planets are more likely to have a 'rocky' (solid) surface, which is conducive to life at least as we know it.

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Earth Day quiz: Our world, other worlds - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

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Test your knowledge of how Earth is different from other planets. 1. Earth is called a 'Goldilocks planet' because: A. Its distance from the sun is 'just right' for life.B. It has bears on it.C. Scientists don't refer to Earth this way. A.

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Anomaly Adventures: Through the Eyes of a Computer - STEM Clearinghouse

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Patrons compare images to find the differences to learn about the process of "anomaly detection," and how scientists use this process to explore the Universe and study our own planet

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Weeks of heavy rainfall capped by a particularly strong tropical disturbance caused the Licungo and other rivers in Mozambique's Zambezia province to flood. By January 20, the Licungo was higher than it had been since 1971. As of January 22, news media reported that floodwater had killed 86 Mozambicans, destroyed 11,000 homes and displaced tens of thousands of people.

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Games | Bird Academy • The Cornell LabBird Academy • The Cornell Lab

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Open-sourced animal calls. Each file will have it's own licensing (and can take a few clicks to get to) but most should be CC. Frog calls too!

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Wikidata:WikiProject Taxonomy‎ | Wikidata lists

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tl;dr - folks share their own uploaded bird sounds from around the world. the licensing is up to the "recordist" but all I've seen so far are creative commons 4.0.

xeno-canto is a website dedicated to sharing bird sounds from all over the world. Whether you are a research scientist, a birder, or simply curious about a sound that you heard out your kitchen window, we invite you to listen, download, and explore the bird sound recordings in the collection.

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XC is finally ready to embrace the incredible diversity of Grasshopper and Cricket sounds. XC now welcomes sound recordings of all Orthoptera from anywhere in the world, some 30,000 species! The folks at Naturalis, in particular Ruud Altenburg, Marijn Prins, Judith Slaa, Karim Khanipour and Daphne Duin, have helped us enormously to get it all done. Without financial help of NLBIF and the Orthopterists' Society we wouldn't even have started. To kick off this new XC episode, Baudewijn Odé has shared some 1500 recordings from his personal collections. Many ultrasound recordings as well! Baudewijn was very much at the start of this, together with Roy Kleukers. Thanks guys!!

November 8, 2022

Apart from all the new grasshoppers, also two new west African birds added the last few days. Black-headed Bee-eater by Étienne Leroy, and West African Seedeater by Daniel Lopez Velasco.

Shaun Peters on November 16

November 1, 2022

There was a problem with the maps the last few days. It's been fixed again.

September 28, 2022

... we are planning a major update of XC tomorrow, the 29th of september, starting 9 am Amsterdam time. It will take several hours. When we are back the site will be open for Orthoptera sounds as well as bird sounds. There will be quite a few more changes. Perhaps the most anticipated change: you will be able to upload .wav files as well, including those with ultrasound, up to 384kHz.

I've started an article on the most important changes to the site. We will add to that in due course. The article also provides a good place to collect feedback on the redesign perhaps.

Bob Planqué on September 29

Congratulations to a successful update! :)

I've already uploaded my first .wav file to the new version of XC, and the site worked absolutely fine!

Ulf Elman on September 29

Hi Neville, this has probably to do with the new way in which song types are handled. On the Advanced Search form you can choose nocturnal flight call among the 'predefined songtypes'. It will give this result, showing you also how to search for it in the search bar.

Bob Planqué on October 1

I tried uploading a WAV file on October 17 and just got a blacked out sonogram. Any idea how to resolve this? I emailed a copy of the file in mp3 format hoping you would exchange it. The record is XC756649. Can you help resolve this? Thanks in advance.

Nick Komar on October 24

September 28, 2022

... some more downtime.... we're trying to figure out what is going on. tomorrow big day welcoming Orthoptera, and we will be down for a while then, but that's planned. More news will follow on that.

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online repository and analysis platform for scientific recordings of wildlife sounds. On first glance, it appears that many/most wild life calls are open source or creative commons.

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Welcome to BioAcoustica. This site is an online repository and analysis platform for scientific recordings of wildlife sounds. In order to use the analysis functions you will need to create an account.

It is hoped that this archive of field and laboratory recordings will become a useful resource for those working on acoustic identification and monitoring whether they work by ear or are developing automated techniques.

Read more about the aims of BioAcoustica. Recordings are individually licensed, please see our Licensing Policy.

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Welcome to BioAcoustica. This site is an online repository and analysis platform for scientific recordings of wildlife sounds. In order to use the analysis functions you will need to create an account. It is hoped that this archive of field and laboratory recordings will become a useful resource for those working on acoustic identification and monitoring whether they work by ear or are developing automated techniques.

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e-Bird training course / citizen science 

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Further details can be found in the far-left column, but some of the e-Bird citizen science content can also be used for observation skills.

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This self-paced course introduces users to the e-Bird citizen science/bird spotting hub and provides birding training. It is *primarily* about the e-Bird platform but also features high quality videos related to spotting birds. It isn't very lengthy.

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Show Transcript+ -

eBird, eBird eBird, eBird, eBird changed everything about how I do birding. I tell people it's this online database a repository for bird sightings from around the world. It's all free and open access. I like the fact that I can have all the birds from our different travels in one place. It allowed me to have my life list. And it's just an amazing thing not just for bird nerds like myself but anybody. Anyone can use eBird. Everyone is capable. I like to contribute to science. It'll give us better insights about our own birds in our own backyard. Anybody can contribute and it has value. So for me it's perfect. Just go for it. [upbeat music]

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"Discover how eBird can support your passion for birds and how your participation can help us better understand them. Birder, bird watcher, or bird lover, it doesn't matter-this course is for you. Whether you watch birds at your feeder or on the way to work, or travel miles for that one bird you can't wait to see, eBird can help. This free course guides you through how to get the most out of your eBirding experiences and invites you to become a part of this worldwide project."

Your How-To Guide

Explore how eBird can help spark new birding adventures.

Discover tools that help you find birds wherever you go

Gain confidence submitting your sightings

Get expert tips for using eBird and joining the community

What's Inside

Get up to speed on how the largest biological citizen-science program in the world can help you with your birding. The eBird community gathers more than 100 million bird sightings each year from people like you. Providing a powerful tool for motivated bird enthusiasts everywhere, eBird helps you find more birds and keep track of your sightings. Collectively, these sightings are now empowering a global scientific community and helping answer pressing conservation questions. Full of video tutorials, this course will get you ready to confidently store and share your sightings with eBird.

Meet the Course Instructors

Lindsay Glasner Expert in Environmental Education

Lindsay Glasner is the Outreach Coordinator with the Cornell Lab's K-12 Education program where she leads workshops, manages the ambassador program, designs curricula, and creates online courses. Drawing from her graduate-level training in environmental education, Lindsay inspires teachers and their students to tune in to birds and ask their own scientific questions. Lindsay caught the birding bug while working at the Cornell Lab and is now a full-fledged birder and a passionate spokesperson for citizen science.

Most Recent Course: eBird Essentials

Ian Davies Birding Expert, eBird Project Coordinator

Ian Davies is the eBird Project Coordinator at the Cornell Lab where he leads outreach and engagement efforts, and helps coordinate day-to-day project management. His interest in birds started when he was 12 and has taken him to more than 40 countries in the pursuit of the amazing natural treasures that this world has to offer-particularly shorebirds. Ian's passions include sharing the wonder of birds with the wider world through photography, writing, and working at the Cornell Lab.

Most Recent Course: eBird Essentials

Course Overview

This Course is Entirely Online

There's nothing to be shipped, and no additional material is necessary. Bird Academy courses are online, self-paced, and there is no deadline to complete them. You can return to them for reference or practice as often as you want. All course material, practice tools, instructional videos, and quizzes are available through your web browser. Learn anytime, anywhere*. Gain the skills and understanding you're looking for.
*Requires an internet connection and a modern web browser.

Hear What Students Have to Say

I have always enjoyed nature and observing birds, but never really got into it until I was introduced to Merlin and eBird. Makes birding much more fun and rewarding by orders of magnitude." Bird Academy Student

The step-by-step app videos were very helpful for getting started using the app." Bird Academy Student

I needed this course so badly. I have wanted to use eBird but found it overwhelming. This course is amazing!" Bird Academy Student

I have been an avid birder for many years having logged my first bird in 1977. I have been hesitant to begin using eBird, unsure how or where to begin. Thanks to this course I feel more confident on how to begin using the program." Bird Academy Student

Though I already use eBird regularly, this course explained details and features I wasn't aware of. It also described the importance of details that I normally took for granted." Bird Academy Student

Give the Gift of Learning

Gift certificates are a great way to give the bird enthusiasts in your life something that supports and encourages their passion.

Learn About Gift Certificates

CREDITS
Course authors: Ian Davies and Lindsay Glasner
Instructional design: Mya Thompson, Jennifer Fee, and Jeff Szuc
Video production and editing: Shayna Muller
Web design: Jeff Szuc
Applications programmer: Noah Warnke
Text editing: Pat Leonard and Marshall Iliff

"eBird: A New World of Birding" Credits
Speakers (in order of appearance):
Mercedes Alpízar, Costa Rica
Bob Nieman, United States
Gabriel Leite, Brazil
Carol Hasenick, United States
Ana Paula Oxom, Guatemala
David Simpson, United States
Saurabh Sawant, India

Cinematographer: Becky Lane
First Assistant Camera: Robyn Wishna
Editor: Shayna Muller

"Introduction to eBird" Video Credits
Starring: Ian Davies, Chris Wood, Lilly Briggs, Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez
Produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Give the Gift of Learning

Gift certificates are a great way to give the bird enthusiasts in your life something that supports and encourages their passion.

Learn About Gift Certificates

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eBird Essentials | Bird Academy * The Cornell Lab

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Show Transcript+ - eBird, eBird eBird, eBird, eBird changed everything about how I do birding. I tell people it's this online database a repository for bird sightings from around the world. It's all free and open access. I like the fact that I can have all the birds from our different travels in one place.

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(Requires log-in) https://ebird.org/map
Interactive species map where users can select specific species of birds and identify their range

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Citizen Science/birding e-hub with tons of related training resources. e-Bird requires log-in/account creation, which is free.

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eBird - Discover a new world of birding...

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eBird transforms your bird sightings into science and conservation. Plan trips, find birds, track your lists, explore range maps and bird migration—all free.

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Up close photos (bugs, bone, pollen, etc.)

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Up close photos (bugs, bone, pollen, etc.)

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Except where otherwise noted, content on the Ask A Biologist site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License(link is external).

Content used should be attributed as: © Arizona Board of Regents / ASU Ask A Biologist.

We also request you include the link to the content page or website main page.

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Be Part of
Ask A Biologist

By volunteering, or simply sending us feedback on the site. Scientists, teachers, writers, illustrators, and translators are all important to the program. If you are interested in helping with the website we have a Volunteers page to get the process started.

Contribute

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Frog and Bird Calls from Macauley Library

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Frog and Bird Calls from Macauley Library

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It seems that we may be able to access the frog and bird calls from Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macauley Library; however, they may cost a fee to use. We can open up a "Helpdesk" ticket with them to discuss our use further.

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free image and sound files, perhaps pre-existing quiz questions, on frog identification

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video profiles of citizen science in action

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Are these sounds natural or intelligent?

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Have you ever looked up at the clouds and wondered what gives them different shapes, sizes and colors? Put yourself in the shoes of NASA scientists as you learn about different cloud types and how they form. Then, make your own cloud observations and record what you see. You can even share your observations with NASA cloud scientists to help them with their research!

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The Types of Clouds and What They Mean Project | NASA/JPL Edu

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Have you ever looked up at the clouds and wondered what gives them different shapes, sizes and colors? Put yourself in the shoes of NASA scientists as you learn about different cloud types and how they form. Then, make your own cloud observations and record what you see.

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August Puzzler

Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The August 2020 puzzler is above. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.

How to answer. You can use a few words or several paragraphs. You might simply tell us the location, or you can dig deeper and explain what satellite and instrument produced the image, what spectral bands were used to create it, or what is compelling about some obscure feature. If you think something is interesting or noteworthy, tell us about it.

The prize. We cannot offer prize money or a trip to Mars, but we can promise you credit and glory. Well, maybe just credit. Roughly one week after a puzzler image appears on this blog, we will post an annotated and captioned version as our Image of the Day. After we post the answer, we will acknowledge the first person to correctly identify the image at the bottom of this blog post. We also may recognize readers who offer the most interesting tidbits of information about the geological, meteorological, or human processes that have shaped the landscape. Please include your preferred name or alias with your comment. If you work for or attend an institution that you would like to recognize, please mention that as well.

Recent winners. If you've won the puzzler in the past few months, or if you work in geospatial imaging, please hold your answer for at least a day to give less experienced readers a chance.

Releasing Comments. Savvy readers have solved some puzzlers after a few minutes. To give more people a chance, we may wait 24 to 48 hours before posting comments. Good luck!

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using art techniques to understand features on planets

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using art techniques to understand features on planets

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Examples from the excellent NASA activity, Art and the Cosmic Connection

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Art & The Cosmic Connection is a robust curriculum developed by Eurekus & McREL International for NASA's Discovery & New Frontiers Programs. A&CC has galvanized thousands of students and teachers internationally with outstanding reviews. Learners decipher the complex geologic stories of planets and moons using the Elements of Art - line, shape, color, value and texture. Students also engage in creative and fun art projects (pastel, collage, ceramic tiles, etc.) to reinforce concepts while honing observation skills and inspiring inquiry. Art & the Cosmic Connection offers a terrific bridge between Earth & Space science, as well as a wonderful dive into the potential of science to inspire art - and art to empower science.

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NASA Art & the Cosmic Connection - EUREKUS

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Art & The Cosmic Connection is a robust curriculum developed by Eurekus & McREL International for NASA's Discovery & New Frontiers Programs. A&CC has galvanized thousands of students and teachers internationally with outstanding reviews. Learners decipher the complex geologic stories of planets and moons using the Elements of Art - line, shape, color, value and texture.

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Attenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC Earth