A citizen scientist is a serious birder, often active in multiple bird conservation and education events.

民间高手是很认真的鸟人，他们通常积极参与多种鸟类保护活动和教育活动。

youdao

The discovery led to her co-authoring a paper published earlier this month in Biology Letters, and earning her the esteemed title of citizen scientist.

这次发现使她与人合著了篇论文，并于本月早些时候发表在了《生物学快报》杂志上。 同时这项发现也为她赢得了“民间科学家”这一深受尊敬的称号。

youdao

"A citizen scientist outside Peoria actually sent in a photograph of a species of bumblebee, the rusty patched bumblebee,bombus affinis, that was thought to have gone extinct in that area, and was recovered by a private citizen with a digital camera."

VOA: special.2011.05.24

You can start your journey as a citizen scientist here.

FORBES: Crowdsourcing Climate Science