This is about CITIZEN SCIENCE.

1. The World of Citizen Science
MAXIM RODRIGUES K
KASARAGOD BIRDERS
maximrodrigus@gmail.com

2. © MAXIM RODRIGUES K

3. BIODIVERSITY?
• BIRDS
• SNAKES
• BUTTERFLIES.....
• 1. GENETIC DIVERSITY
• 2. SPECIES DIVERSITY
• 3. ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY
• Scientist do studeis and publish works.

4. Citizen Science
• Community Science, Crowd Science,
Volunteer Monitoring, Online C.S
• Public participation
• Scientific Research conducted whole or part
by Amateurs (non professionals)
• Scientist- Someone who conduct scientific
research to advance knowledge in an area
of interest

5. • Involving citizens in scientific studies
• Oldest C.S activity- Audubon society’s
Christmas Bird Count since Christmas of 1900.
• India first started by National Centre for
Biological Sciences (NCBS) in 2007
• - Migrant Watch
• -Season Watch

6. Why Citizen Science?
• Lack of awareness about field science
• Gaping hole in scientific data eg:Kasaragod
ebird data
• Locals can be important source for scientific
data collection
• Large amount of data is collected in short span
of time.

7. Submissions

10. Field Surveys
• Research Orientations
• Identification
• Survey Techniques
• Collection of data
• Using of GPS & other devices.
• Use of field guides
• Programme publicity – whatsapp, facebook,
news

11. How you can be a Citizen Scientist?

12. Role of Citizen Scientist in collection
of Bird data/ ............
• Bird Atlas of Kasaragod
• Bird Atlas of Kerala
• Mysore Bird Atlas

13. KASARAGOD PROJECTS

14. Kaasaragod Bird Atlas 2017-18
Grey-headed Bulbul

15. Thrissur 2017 Planning

16. Planning
• Total- 187 sub cells
• Out of state cells- 3
• Forest cells- 5
• Cells already done by Kannur
team-7
• Non forest subcells to cover-
182

17. • We could not find route for one of the forest cell, at
that time Praveen J helped with finding the routes
through topographical data.

18. Results

20. Results in detail..
• Total number of species : 237
- No. of species observed during wet season-159
• Raptors:15 ,Cuckoos : 8 , Woodpeckers: 8 Bulbuls:7
• Pigeons:7 , Owls: 5

21. First sightings from Kasaragod:
• Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)- Ranipuram
Barodi
• Taiga flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)- Kottancheri
• Indian Tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)-
Ranipuram (*)
• Thick-billed Warbler (Arundinax aedon)- Iriyanni
(*)
• Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)- Madikkai
(*)
• Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) (*)

22. Forest birds recorded in several
nonforest subcells
• Malabar Trogon, Black- throated Munia
• Grey-headed Bulbul, Flame-throated bulbul
• Rufous-bellied Eagle etc.

23. Threatened Birds
• Grey-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius
priocephalus)
• Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
• Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis
melanocephalus)

24. Birds endemic to Western Ghats:
1. Grey- fronted Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora)
2. Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
3. Malabar Barbet (Psilopogon malabaricus)
4. Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus)
5. Grey-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus)
6. Rufous Babbler (Argya subrufa)
7. White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis pallidipes)
8. Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)
9. White-bellied Treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra)

25. Blue-beared Bee-eater

26. Crimson-backed Sunbird

27. Tickle’s Blue Flycatcher

28. Black-throated Munia

29. Black Kite
© Manoj Karingamadathil

30. Indian Peafowl

31. Grey-headed Bulbul

32. Pale billed & Nilgiri Flowerpecker

33. Green & Greenish Warbler

34. Crested Goshawk

35. Shikra

36. PICULET 2018

37. Kidoor Bird Fest 2017, 2018

38. Nature Camps/ Workshops

39. Kasaragod Bird Monitoring Meet,
2019

40. News Reports

44. Activities
• Panchayath
• Workshops, Nature Camps
• Bird name to Kidoor
• https://piculet.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/ro
ad-named-after-a-bird-in-kidoor-village-of-
kasaragod/
• Announcing panchayath bird
• Biodiversity camps approved in recent bio
diversity committee meeting in panchayath

46. Importance of writing articles

47. Bibliography
• http://www.southasiaornith.in/records/search
?type=&field%5B0%5D=1&term%5B0%5D=M
axim+rodrigues&field%5B1%5D=1&term%5B1
%5D=

49. Campus Bird Count

50. Mangalore University

51. Group account

53. LONG TERM BIRD MONITORING IN
SELECTED SITES OF KASARAGOD

54. Learning from experience
• Diversity whats next ?

55. Diversity Whats next ?
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57. Bird Monitoring
• Find answers to these questions
1. What are our common Birds?
2. Are they doing well?
3. What habitats are good & what habitats are
bad?
4. Are their number changing across years?
5. Why are their number changing?
6. Are there relationship between two species?
7. Need special attention to any species/ groups
8. Involve Public ?

58. Pre-survey Planning
1. Publish methodology
2. Media Publicity
3. Prepare centralised training materials on
• eBird Introduction
• Bird identification
4. Workshops

59. Survey Methodology
• Know the Birds
• Create eBird account
• Watch Birds around your home/ workplace
• List out species & their numbers
• Each list strictly 15 min duration
• Submit by selecting location
• At least one list/ day

60. LTBM

61. Methodology Discussed
1. Jun-Aug-Oct-Dec-Feb-Apr
2. Jun-Sep-Dec-Mar
3. Aug-Oct-Dec-Feb-Jun (Less frequent in
Monsoon)

62. Results
• More interesting than normal birding.
• Covered more locations with proper visits. (coastal
areas)
• Able to fill birdings gaps, more lists & data
• More checklists (more data) {8*5=40, 40*9= 360
checklists/year from 9 locations).
• Helped to get more information including breeding
nesting (WBSE)
• If this is applied for few more locations, we will get
more data on distribution (possible to get in touch with
locals, due to continous visit)
• We have just started, more results will be based on
sets of data over few years.

63. 2014 Total Checklists submitted

64. 2015

65. 2016

66. 2017

67. 2018

68. 2019

69. 2020

70. Introduction to eBird
• What?
• How?
• Who?

71. Can you identify these birds?

72. DIFFERENTIATE THEM

79. Now start with eBird
• But need to learn many more things other
than species identification

80. Progress of Birding
Kasaragod

81. 2020 (Updated JAN 27, 2019)

82. https://ebird.org/region/IN-KL-
KS?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec&sortBy=cl

87. ARANTHODE
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POPULATION OF INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE

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POPULATION OF INDIAN PARADISE-FLYCATCHER

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POPULATION OF SPOTTED DOVE

91. Unsure about something you see
• Pipits, Larks, Gulls, Terns, Accipiter,duck
• Spuhs : Hawk sp, eagle sp, tern sp, pipit sp, duck
sp, wagtail sp, leafbird sp, Plover sp, jacana sp,
Lapwing sp
• Slashes : Common/ Jungle Myna, Chestnut-tailed
Starling/Malabar Starling, Red-vented/Red-
whiskered Bulbul, Black/Ashy Drongo,
Greater/Common Flameback, Great/Intermediate
Egret, Little/Indian Cormorant

92. Ebird data, Output, Power of Citizen
Science
• https://ebird.org/explore
• Publications
• https://ebird.org/science/publications

93. How you can help
• Contributing data
• Blog writing
• https://piculet.wordpress.com/2020/01/05/as
ian-waterbird-count-started-in-kasaragod/

95. Rodrigues et.al., 2019

102. Not just birds
• Human Wildlife Conflicts
• Snake conflicts (Bites, Rescues)

106. Thank You