#vtcrows

So the tweets have started. It happens every year around this time. People start noticing the crows. Large flocks of crows at dusk especially in urban areas. A few years back, a few fellow tweeters and soon to be crow enthusiasts reached out to me to ask why, why are crows flocking like this? And while answering that question was fun, what we had even more fun with was creating an opportunity for people not only to learn more about crows but to document where and when crows are flocking using crowd sourcing and citizen science. 

I'd like to encourage you to join my Twitter peeps @hilaryhess, @Winooski and @edwardshepard in sharing your observations this Crow Season. 

HERE'S HOW:

Go to iNaturalist and create an account, then visit Crows in Vermont and learn how you can submit your sightings using your computer or smartphone. 

You can get the free Android iNaturalist app here, and the iPhone iNaturalist app here. 

Our project was inspired by Seattle Crows which was created by Dr. R. Eric Collins. Sponsored by Prof. John Marzluff in the College of Forestry Resources at the University of Washington. They used Twitter, Flickr and a mapping interface.