/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/b/blog/posts/citizen-scientists-are-using-their-hobbies-to-help-research-institutionsMore people are turning to citizen science during quarantine to give back to the community and contribute to scientific research. Just because you don’t have a scientific background doesn’t mean you can’t contribute to research. This is also a ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/b/blog/posts/citizen-scientists-are-using-their-hobbies-to-help-research-institutionsSat, 16 Jan 2021 21:24:01 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fdf7f7d4-97f2-4bde-b2c5-7acc76e32ba7genebren0<p>My wife an I have assisted in a couple of citizen science projects here in Texas.&nbsp; We were both trained as Master Naturalist where we are encouraged to volunteer to causes that advance teaching others about nature.&nbsp; We are currently (this will be our second year) involved in a research project on backyard bird feeding. We maintain 2 to 3 feeders (depending on the season) and count birds once a week.&nbsp; We are reporting our counts to a lab at UTSA&nbsp; (University of Texas at San Antonio).&nbsp; This has been a fun project, and is something that we had been doing anyway (the past four years), but it does allow us to be involved with a group that is looking out for the birds in the area.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=10715&AppID=134&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">