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Community Science is central to ÌÇÐÄlogo’s legacy and identity and the involvement of community scientists is fundamental to ÌÇÐÄlogo’s work to improve the lives of birds. The cornerstone is the Christmas Bird Count (CBC), begun in 1900, making it the longest-running community science program about birds, on which ÌÇÐÄlogo partners with . Our climate work includes Climate Watch, a program to track the near-real-time response of 12 species to a changing climate. ÌÇÐÄlogo also collaborates with the  and  on The Great Backyard Bird Count, a global program for all who love birds. As a founding partner with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on , ÌÇÐÄlogo continues to be a leader in the community science field.

Bird data reported by community scientists have been used by researchers since the 1930s to report on the health of bird populations, and ÌÇÐÄlogo’s scientists have used those data in creating innovative analytical methods that include our CBC population status and trends and learning how birds are responding to a changing climate. Current team members include Kathy Dale (lead), Geoff LeBaron, Brooke Bateman, Sarah Saunders, and Tim Meehan.