Aves de Santa Bárbara: a year of experience with birdwatching workshops in urban parks

Authors

  • Matheus Ponce Janoto Centro Universitário da Fundação Hermínio Ometto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2567-1823
  • Luiz Eduardo Chimello de Oliveira Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Bárbara d’Oeste (SP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/revbea.2023.v18.14717

Keywords:

Birdwatching, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, Urban Parks, Environmental Education, Birds

Abstract

This paper describes the conception, implementation, and one year of birdwatching activities in four urban parks in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, SP. The description was based on qualitative and quantitative data. The Aves de Santa Bárbara Project conducted 15 monitored events from September 2020 to September 2021 and received a total of 206 subscriptions (average: 13.7/event). Attendees’ ages varied from 7 to 66 years old, and education levels and occupations varied as well. In 33 hours of observations, 102 bird species were registered. The analysis of attendees’ motivations and verbal reports showed that the project was successful as it provided an important tool for environmental education, generation of scientific data, leisure, and ecological tourism.

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2023-08-18

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Vol. 18 No. 5 (2023)

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Relatos de Experiências

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JANOTO, Matheus Ponce; OLIVEIRA, Luiz Eduardo Chimello de. Aves de Santa Bárbara: a year of experience with birdwatching workshops in urban parks. Brazilian Journal of Environmental Education, [S. l.], v. 18, n. 5, p. 280–296, 2023. DOI: 10.34024/revbea.2023.v18.14717. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/revbea/article/view/14717. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.
Received 2022-12-29
Accepted 2023-03-27
Published 2023-08-18