We welcome everybody to take part within the dwell chat. Our chat is managed by volunteer moderators who assist to reply questions and who hold the chat a secure, welcoming, and academic place to share details about birds in actual time. We ask that every one moderators and contributors comply with the rules under. Thanks!
The way to log in to the chat
To take part in Cornell Hawks chat, you will want to create a Google Account if you happen to don’t have one already.
You don’t want to log in to learn the chat. In an effort to remark within the chat, you will want signal into YouTube together with your Google Account and be subscribed to the Cornell Lab Chook Cams YouTube channel.
To entry chat, open the chat window by clicking the “Chat” button above the Cornell Hawks cam dwell stream. In case you’re not logged in/subscribed and the chat is presently open, you’ll see a message stating, “Subscribers-only mode. Messages that seem are from individuals who subscribe to this channel.”
Remember that the chat could also be closed throughout components of the day, and also you gained’t be capable to kind within the chat except it’s through the scheduled chat hours. In case you have problem signing in, take a look at this YouTube Assist troubleshooting information.
Cornell Hawks Chat Hours
In 2024, the Cornell Hawks dwell chat is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Beginning April 27, be a part of us on the chat on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. ET; Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. to three:00 P.M. ET; and Thursday from 12:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. ET, pending availability of moderators and employees.
The way to Chat
- Click on the “Chat” icon positioned subsequent to the “Updates” icon above the dwell stream, which is able to open a window subsequent to the dwell cam.
- You might also come out the chat window utilizing the “popout” setting on the underside of the window.
- To maneuver the chat window, click on and drag the gray bar on the prime. You may place it anyplace you want.
Guiding Rules of Chook Cams Chat
Please hold these requirements of conduct in thoughts always.
Respect always
Individuals of all ages and backgrounds watch our cams, together with schoolchildren. Please use language that’s acceptable for youngsters to learn, and be type and respectful always, through the day and at evening. Keep away from private assaults and delicate or divisive feedback on matters similar to faith, politics, race, and orientation. We’re right here to speak in regards to the birds!
We’re right here for the birds
Please hold the chat on-topic, particularly throughout busy occasions when the chat flows rapidly. Share observations and concepts in regards to the birds and different wildlife. Please hold private statements to a minimal. When the chat quantity is manageable, we encourage you to share favourite sources and hyperlinks to details about birds, however please ask the moderator on obligation whether it is OK to publish a hyperlink earlier than doing so. We additionally ask that you don’t promote items and companies. Please don’t chat in ALL CAPS since this may make the chat tougher to comply with and should come throughout to others as “yelling.”
Moderators have a difficult job
Our volunteer moderators do their perfect to reply questions, but it surely’s unattainable for them to reply all of them, particularly when the chat may be very busy. Please be affected person and understanding. Moderators are individuals, too! It’s not straightforward to average a real-time chat. Please thank the moderators for giving us all the chance to talk.
Please don’t give out private data
Keep in mind that there are millions of individuals watching the chat. Please don’t give out personally identifiable data similar to names, electronic mail and postal addresses, and cellphone numbers.
Academics and school rooms within the chat
We frequently get visits from Ok-12 school rooms in our Chook Cams chat. When school rooms are concerned within the chat, please additionally enable time for lecturers to ask questions and moderators to answer. Thanks!
Your suggestions is essential to us
You may assist us present the very best service by letting us know what’s working nicely within the chat, or how we are able to enhance. To ship your feedback, electronic mail us at birdcams@cornell.edu. We learn all messages, though we remorse that when the quantity is excessive, we might not be capable to reply personally to every one. Thanks in your understanding.
Benefit from the birds
Thanks for becoming a member of us to look at the birds, and for contributing your questions, observations, and concepts within the Chook Cams chat.