Bloom Archives
Category: Citizen Scientist
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Citizen Scientist: What Color Is That Squirrel?
Set out even one bird feeder and you’re likely to attract a scurry of squirrels, their cheeks ballooning with seedy plunder.
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Calling All Leaf Peepers: Monitor Fall Color & Tree Health
Autumn isn’t what it used to be. Over the last few years, its onset has been delayed. The spectacular yellows, oranges, and reds of…
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Citizen Scientist: Stay Cool with ‘Penguin Watch’
Maybe you’re understandably wilted from the heat. Or you’re still recovering from the cicadas—or the piles of what’s left of them. Happily, you can…
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Citizen Scientist: Make Your Yard Wildlife-Friendly And Earn a Habitat Certificate
Linda Pride Thompson started with a ho-hum lawn, some maple trees, and pines—a near- blank slate when it comes to attracting wildlife.
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Citizen Scientist: Make Your Backyard a Park To Help Restore Biodiversity
Imagine having a piece of Bloomington’s many parks and preserves in your own backyard. In a sense, you can. By working to conserve nature…
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Citizen Scientist: The Great Sunflower Project
From the burrowing mayfly to the rusty patched bumble bee, we’re losing a head-spinning number of invertebrates. Thanks to shrinking natural habitats and our…
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Pandemic or No Pandemic: Bird Counts Go On!
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected our day-to-day lives. It may be influencing citizen science, too.
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Citizen Scientist: Monitoring Ponds & Wetlands
April showers bring much more than May flowers— they also contribute to seasonal wetlands, a special kind of habitat that only exists part time.
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Citizen Scientist: Help Researchers to Track Nesting Birds
I found the dead indigo bunting splayed on the ground near Graham Plaza. Flying high—but not high enough, I’m afraid—the iridescent bird either failed…