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Ned is currently coordinating a Pinyon Jay Community Science project with volunteers in many western states. Pinyon Jays have lost 85% of their population in the last 50 years. In this presentation, Ned will talk about Great Basin Bird Observatory’s community science project. The goal of this program is to gather data linking Pinyon Jay behavior with specific habitat types, to help better understand their population decline. The Pinyon Jay is experiencing population declines for unclear reasons and is currently under review for protection under the Federal Endangered Species Act. GBBO’s Community Science Program allows anyone to volunteer and submit data to help researchers and land managers better understand the dynamics of Pinyon Jay ecology and potential drivers of population declines. Ned is leading a separate, accompanying field trip the following day for those who wish to dive deeper into learning about this project.