Posting for Jennifer Baici - all questions to her Calling all Ontario birders and naturalists, I am a PhD student at Trent University studying wild turkey populations in the Peterborough area. Part of my research is to investigate the usefulness of platforms such as eBird and iNaturalist in estimating wild turkey population size. Last winter (December 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018) I ran a pilot project in Peterborough County to explore how we might be able to use data gathered by citizen scientists to predict wild turkey population size. We ended up receiving over 200 wild turkey observations across the county, so thank you to all of you who participated! This year we’ve expanded the project and are requesting wild turkey observations province-wide. This means that if you spot a wild turkey flock anywhere in Ontario from December 1st, 2018 to March 31st, 2019 and submit your sighting to eBird or iNaturalist your observation will be used to help estimate how many wild turkeys call Ontario home. You can add observations on your computer by following either of the links below, or through the eBird or iNaturalist mobile apps! eBird: http://ebird.org iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org On either platform, the most important information to include is a) where you saw the wild turkey(s), and b) how many wild turkeys you saw. We are especially interested in sightings between December 1st, 2018 and March 31st, 2019. Thank you in advance for any and all wild turkey observations you're able to contribute this winter. I am hoping to gather as many observations as possible, so please spread the word! Happy sightings! Jenn Baici Peterborough, ON jenniferbaici@trentu.ca