http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/nsta-sem2-birds NSTA Seminar #2 - As a part of our NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar series, we will be featuring experts from NSDL partner organizations in order to extend the web seminar experience. Meet our expert from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Chris Jennelle, as he talks about how his research is tied into data collected by Citizen Scientists from all over the country! Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:55:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some great questions were asked during the seminar and here I will provide an overview of the answers. 1) What causes House Finch eye disease? We have strong evidence that symptoms particularly conjunctivitis (watery or crusty eyes, eversion of conjunctival tissue) and associated lethargy occur because of a current or recent infection ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/nsta-sem2-birds/2006/10/11/on-house-finch-eye-disease/ Chris: we used the House Finch Eye Disease study as a good example of the benefits of citizen science data in our web seminar on September 26. Two things that are really great about using citizen science data are the ability to gather data over a long period ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/nsta-sem2-birds/2006/10/04/more-on-selecting-a-question/ Before I begin, I would like to thank Colleen McLinn, Robert Payo, and Jennifer Schaus for inviting me to particpate in this blog - many thanks guys. The primary motivation behind any study (regardless of whether the study species is a bird or not) should be to address an interesting question. ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/nsta-sem2-birds/2006/09/19/chris-first-posting/ Hi everyone, I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell Univeristy and a member of a large interdisciplinary group of researchers at the Lab of Ornithology studying House Finch-Mycoplasma gallisepticum dynamics (the notorious finch eye disease). I have worked on this project for five years, and ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/nsta-sem2-birds/2006/09/18/welcome/