This is Bird Note.

If you're looking for a way to volunteer your time to benefit birds, consider Project Nest

Watch, organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Project Nest Watch is made up of volunteers around the world who monitor bird nests, reporting

whether the birds successfully raise their young.

Joining the project involves a bit of online training, finding a nearby bird nest, and

briefly checking on it every three to four days without disturbing the birds.

It's easy and fun to do, and it helps scientists keep track of how climate change and alterations

to bird's habitats affect their ability to raise their young.

Thousands of participants in dozens of countries help Project Nest Watch understand how bird

parents are doing each year, and the project's website has tips for finding bird nests, building

nest boxes for a species of your choice, and landscaping with bird families in mind.

Beauty and bird nests takes time in patience, so there's great value in many people making

the effort to monitor nesting birds.

Learn more about Project Nest Watch and other community science projects on our website, birdnote.org.

I'm Michael Stein.