The students have been using the Monticello Park Nature website to do research for the "Birds of Monticello Park" book. They have collected information on:
Today I showed them how to use the Merlin Bird ID App from Cornell University. This app assists people in identifying birds simply by providing the app with some basic information - the same information the students collected. They used the app to test how well they did their research. They input the information and then looked to see if their bird came up. They used this information to fine-tune their notes.
- the time of year they would see the birds at Monticello Park
- the size of the bird
- the color of the bird's feathers
- what the bird was doing (e.g. swimming, on the ground, in the trees, or flying)
Today I showed them how to use the Merlin Bird ID App from Cornell University. This app assists people in identifying birds simply by providing the app with some basic information - the same information the students collected. They used the app to test how well they did their research. They input the information and then looked to see if their bird came up. They used this information to fine-tune their notes.