“Pandemic Bird-Watching Created a Data Boom—and a Conundrum” [Wired]. “

 With the fall migration now in full swing, this army of avid birders is amassing a wealth of data about how
weather,
human movements,
artificial lights, and
city infrastructure
can affect birds as they travel. Farnsworth notes that while both Cornell projects have grown every year since their inception over a decade ago, the increase in users, downloads, and data over the past 18 months was unprecedented.” 

 

apps like Merlin and eBird.