THE CROSSBILL PROJECT
A Research Collaborative
Purpose is to provide a stable, long-term home for Red Crossbill research over a broad front: field observations, recordings, assortative mating and call type delineation by sound and range. Provide information to the scientific community on the validity of call types and potential full-species separations for flight call types, geographically isolated populations (old world versus new world) etc. One purpose would be to serve as arbiters of flight call determination via audiospectrographic analysis and machine learning/AI for this worldwide complex.
227
Finch Species
Worldwide
60
Red Listed
Finch Species
41
Endangered or Extinct Finch Species
ABOUT FiRN
Mission: Dedicated to the study and conservation of finches and their habitats globally.
The Network: We want FiRN to be about you, and about the community and network of people that might want to be involved in a global research network interested in observing and studying finches. We hope to fund student projects. “The Crossbill Project” will be the flagship project of FiRN. We officially launched FiRN around Tyler Hoar’s Winter Finch Forecast September 20, 2020, and we hope to have as many of you, finch enthusiasts, hop on board and join in on the fun. It’s all about engaging with nature and the network!
ALL THE LATEST NEWS: The Rosy-Finch Project
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CROSSBILL RECOGNITION MODEL
We are using machine learning algorithms such as deep convolutional neural networks to develop tools for detecting North American Red Crossbill flight calls in audio recordings and classifying them to call type. The tools will be continually improved to accelerate crossbill research and teach citizen scientists about crossbill ecology.
FiRN PROJECTS
HOW YOU CAN HELP
GET TO KNOW US
SUPPORT & COLLABORATION
- Tyler Hoar and Ron Pittaway | Finch Forecast
- Weston Barker |FiRN Art
- Lillian Stokes | Stokes Guides
- Nathan Pieplow | Earbirding
- Lance Benner | Pasadena Audubon
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Jeff Groth | American Museum of Natural History
- Jamie Cornelius | Oregon State
- Thomas P. Hahn | UC Davis
- Mark Robbins | U. Kansas
- David Lindo | The Urban Birder
- David Hines, M.D.
- Craig Benkman | University of Wyoming
SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION NEWS.
@BirdLife_News
Some people may say terns look like the "sporty" version of seagulls... 💪
🎧 Learn more about the elegant Black Terns by listening to this @BirdNoteRadio podcast
➡️ https://t.co/X7XamCff6r
⭐ The ban on the use of lead shots in wetlands finally came into force! This law will reduce the annual death of an estimated one million #waterbirds which currently die of lead poisoning in the EU, and halt the extreme poisoning of wetland wildlife!
➡️ https://t.co/h4eJv1Ar4C
This video marks a key milestone in our 35-year history, and highlights the importance of supporting and empowering future #ConservationLeaders.
Pls watch and RT, as only together can we inspire and nurture all budding conservationists around the world.
#WeAreCLP https://t.co/JQgN8sJkfz
@IBIS_journal
Morphological divergence among Spanish Common Crossbill populations and adaptations to different pine species
https://t.co/acITS7TRQV
Read more about this @IBIS_journal paper on #theBOUblog by @Jente_O | https://t.co/HxdIUMD7Tq | #ornithology
. @GrahamFAppleton gave a great talk on Thursday evening. If you missed it, no worries 👇
#waders #shorebirds #ornithology https://t.co/Vu6gJrzsXk
. @GabsDavidson et al. A time‐lagged association between the gut microbiome, nestling weight and nestling survival in wild great tits https://t.co/hvGkQFC7Fs #ornithology
@mongabay
City survival tip for birds: Don’t be a picky eater, work on vocal range https://t.co/oppXrylSY9
We’re killing those tropical trees we’re counting on to absorb carbon dioxide https://t.co/Z1I4VbQpQj https://t.co/H7vmsnMM3T
“We want to fly the drone!" I yell over the buzz of chainsaws..."
Investigative report on deforestation for cocaine in Peruvian Amazon worth revisiting one year+ later featuring words by Chris Fagan & images by @jasonbhouston: https://t.co/AanmwEzVh2 https://t.co/pOIaRXXG8x
If you want to get in touch please feel free to email info@finchnetwork.org or call 607-345-7713.