User:Icteridae/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
 * Project Puffin


 * Article Evaluation
 * - "relies too much on references to primary sources" according to the page
 * - this one would be a bit challenging because, while I have an entire book on the subject, it's authored by Steve Kress (the found of the project) so it would also be a primary source
 * - I would want to expand on the actual experiment part of the project and cite examples of how this method of using decoys has been applied to many other seabird conservation projects because of its success with puffins (so, perhaps adding an "impact" section?)


 * Sources
 * - https://projectpuffin.audubon.org/ (website)
 * - https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED410094 (book)
 * - https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jwmg.240?casa_token=-4f6OZ1sZrMAAAAA:gf-JxBwqfldjZUQ_RJOQZW5e-l_dvW-pRDC_7rmu9K1kF04w8Go_M4f7dM5-2bsJwEkr19DmW_T8eptH (research article.. there are a few studies that assess seabird restoration projects with techniques inspired from Project Puffin I could use)

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Brown-headed Nuthatch


 * Article Evaluation
 * - compared to most pages for specific passerines, this one is definitely lacking a bit
 * - there are lots of sources on the page, the information presented is neutral, just needs more info and better organization
 * - I think I'd want to organize the page better so that it discusses taxonomy and phylogeny, description, distribution and habitat, behavior (including breeding and foraging), and status and threats. Most pages for birds are organized in this way
 * - BHNU are a species of interest for citizens science projects like Climate Watch


 * Sources
 * - https://nc.audubon.org/news/climate_watch (website)
 * - http://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=biology (research article)
 * - https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/tos/v20n01-02/btos_v20n01-02.pdf#page=9 (research article)

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Bird-skyscraper Collisions (this one is actually my number one choice! I think I could add a lot to this page)


 * Article Evaluation
 * - "needs additional citations for verification" according to the page
 * - overall has very little information; I think I'd want to broaden it so that it discusses the issue of window collisions in general, not just collisions with high-rises
 * - include info about projects like Project Safe Flight Atlanta (volunteer-based science) which aim to further understand the issue
 * - flesh out solutions section more, add section about factors that increase likelihood of collision (channeling effects, vegetation close to glass, artificial light, etc.) -- there have been lots of neat studies about this!


 * Sources
 * https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-pdf/116/1/8/34063097/condor0008.pdf?casa_token=HXredzI8s2MAAAAA:A13BmBQPeKNycQQxTXOwTnTI0zWESgljNX8UMXsf7IOzaEbDq4o9CvJrvYLr93F5AOVrV02eXnhGyw (research article)
 * https://www.georgiaaudubon.org/project-safe-flight.html (website)
 * https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224164 (research article)

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