Community Science
Mass Audubon offers many opportunities to participate in wildlife research and protection efforts as a community science volunteer. Community science depends on the research of dedicated individuals and teams working to gather data that can be compiled and analyzed to further our understanding of the natural world.
Current Projects
Firefly Watch combines a fun summer evening ritual with scientific research. Join a network of community scientists across the country by observing your own backyard all the while helping scientists map fireflies. Join the project >
eBird
eBird
eBird is a free, user-friendly online platform that allows birders across the world to record, share, and explore their observations at any time. Get started >
If you have a computer or smartphone and an interest in the natural world around you, consider joining iNaturalist! Contribute your sightings >
Skyscrapers are not solely responsible for the 300-900 million birds that die each year from colliding with windows. Single-family homes also play an important role, and they vastly outnumber tall city buildings in the US. The average house kills several birds per year, but the victims are easily overlooked. Please help monitor collisions at your residence to help us understand the problem. Get involved >
Barn Swallows and Cliff Swallows are both declining across the state—and much of North America. Which is why understanding the distribution of local breeding sites is an important conservation goal. If you're a birder, you can help us by identifying colonies of nesting swallows in Massachusetts! Join the project >