Date: 4/10/26 11:35 am From: Maya Rodriguez via groups.io <mayajailyn4...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Concrete Chorus Recruitment
Hi LACoBIRDS community,
My name is Maya, and I’m an undergraduate student and researcher at UCLA.
I’m helping support a multi-city study focused on understanding the drivers
of urban bird biodiversity, in collaboration with researchers at Colorado
State University.
As part of this work, we are supporting a community science project called
Concrete Chorus, which engages residents in collecting short sound
recordings of birds across urban areas. Our goal is to better understand
how environmental and social factors (such as tree canopy, green space, and
neighborhood characteristics) shape bird diversity in cities, including
patterns related to inequities in access to the benefits of nature.
We are currently recruiting volunteers across Los Angeles and wanted to
reach out to see whether this opportunity might be a good fit to share
through LACoBIRDS networks, programs, or community engagement channels.
Participation is designed to be simple and accessible: volunteers visit an
assigned site near where they live or work four times in May - June and
make short, 3-minute recordings using the free Merlin Bird ID app. Just 12
minutes of data collection in total! These recordings contribute valuable
data to better understand how birds use urban landscapes and how we can
support more biodiverse and equitable cities.
