User:Adrcllo/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Sandpiper


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a C-Class rating that is rated as high importance on the Bird's Portal. Some of the links are to pages that do not exist. There might possibly be a shortage of sources.


 * Sources
 * https://www.britannica.com/animal/sandpiper
 * https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/spotted-sandpiper
 * https://wildlife-species.canada.ca/bird-status/oiseau-bird-eng.aspx?sY=2014&sL=e&sM=a&sB=WESA

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Western screech owl


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a Start-Class rating and Low-importance on the Bird's Portal. Almost all of the subspecies listed do not have existing pages. There might be a shortage of used sources. Some descriptions in categories are brief.


 * Sources
 * https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/western-screech-owl
 * https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/otus-kennicotii-macfarlanei#resources
 * http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2014/howell_meag/index.htm

Option 3

 * Article title
 * California Thrasher


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has a Start-Class rating and Low-importance on the Bird's Portal. Small amount of sources used for citations. Information is very limited across the article.


 * Sources
 * https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/species/California_Thrasher.html
 * https://www.nps.gov/cabr/learn/nature/california-thrasher.htm
 * https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/california-thrasher

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Island fox


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a C-Class rating with Top-importance on the Dogs Portal. More sources are needed for a few sections of the article. Most of the sources are used for the largest section, which is "Conservation status and federal protection."


 * Sources
 * https://esa.npca.org/island-foxes/
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/science/channel-island-foxes-least-genetic-diversity.html
 * http://www1.islandfox.org/p/about-island-fox.html

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Golden trout


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a Start-Class rating and a High-importance for the California Portal. Some sections have small descriptions. Small number of sources used for select sections.


 * Sources
 * https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Fishes/California-Golden-Trout
 * https://calfish.ucdavis.edu/species/?uid=117&ds=241
 * https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-11/pdf/2011-25652.pdf#page=2
 * https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/56bdf9abe4b06458514aef4a