How birding's pandemic popularity is expanding data collecti

How birding's pandemic popularity is expanding data collection for science
cbc.ca
17 hrs ago
Thaïs Grandisoli
© Maxwell Giffen
Maxwell Giffen, a new birder, pictured on the left in July, and an Indigo Bunting, captured by the photographer on June 23, 2021.
When a freelance photographer recently saw himself with extra time on his hands and no humans to photograph, he turned his lens to nature.
Toronto resident Maxwell Giffen, 29, is one of the many who recently joined birding apps after the hobby became increasingly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
An influx of people like Giffen, who are tracking what they see digitally, is creating new data sources that can be useful to scientists and environmentalists for monitoring bird populations and habitats.

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