Hawk Talk
Hawk Talk is part of a larger project that the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology is co-developing with viewers called the Bird Cams Lab in
which scientists and viewers work together to create scientific
investigations. Hawk Talk is a research investigation that is co-created
by cam viewers and scientists. During the summer of 2018, a group of
volunteer cam watchers spent weeks observing the Red-tailed Hawk cam,
brainstorming questions about what they were seeing, and ultimately
voting on a question to investigate: “Do the hawks use different kinds
of calls in different situations at the nest?”
Previous studies on hawk vocalizations have been limited by observers on
the ground or researchers briefly checking a nest. The Red-tailed Hawk
cam gives us the chance to document every vocalizations at the nest for
the entire season without disturbing the birds! Help realize the
potential of 24/7 wildlife cams to reveal new insights about animal
behavior by participating today.
We have thousands clips from the first week after the nestlings start
hatching that are ready for you to watch and tag. But don’t just
classify the data! Join us on the forums to ask questions, discuss what
you are seeing, and be a part of the community.
To get started, head over to Hawk Talk at
www.zooniverse.org/projects/rachael-cornell/hawk-talk and start
classifying clips or join in the discussion on the forums.
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