Columbus Audubon members and any guests welcomed. We hope you can attend starting at 7pmET. - Darlene Sillick, Columbus Audubon, program chair Please join Tuesday February 26 as we welcome Dr Jason Martin of Cornell Lab of Ornithology to discuss the Power of Citizen Science. NestWatch is a nationwide citizen science program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology designed to track status and trends in the reproductive biology of birds, including when nesting occurs, number of eggs laid, how many eggs hatch, and how many hatchlings survive. Every year, thousands of volunteers monitor nests and report their observations online at the Project Nestwatch Web site <http://www.NestWatch.org> , where they are added to a continually growing database. This information is then used by researchers to study various aspects of nesting biology, including how it may be changing over time due to the influence of climate change. Dr. Martin will discuss how citizen science and individuals participating in NestWatch make invaluable contributions to science while providing the opportunity to learn firsthand about the often secretive world of nesting birds. Dr. Jason Martin joined Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 2011 as the project leader of the NestWatch program. Dr. Martin also coordinates the distribution of NestWatch data to researchers and serves on the research development committee of The Peregrine Fund's American Kestrel Partnership <http://kestrel.peregrinefund.org/> and is a research advisor for the Tracy Aviary <http://www.tracyaviary.org/> . 7-7:15 p.m. Short Program: Matthew Wiese of Dublin did his Eagle Scout project by rebuilding the bluebird and tree swallow trail containing 30 nest boxes in the Columbus Zoo's Safari Golf Course. Matt will share his day-to-day growth chart and the Android app he created to help age the growing chicks. Refreshments are available from 7:00 pm onward, and the main program kicks off at 7:30. Columbus Audubon public programs are held at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=505+West+Whitti er+Street,+Columbus,+OH&sll=39.944182,-82.983339&sspn=0.010611,0.022638&g=50 5+East+Whittier+Street,+Columbus,+OH&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=505+W+Whittier+St,+Co lumbus,+Franklin,+Ohio+43215&ll=39.9513,-83.011408&spn=0.02122,0.045276&z=15 > 505 West Whittier Street in the Scioto-Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]