About Me

I am Matthew Osborne, a 5th-year student at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. I am majoring in Biology and minoring in Geomatics and Spatial Analysis. My professional experience includes research and lab management in multiple areas of entomological research, cartography and geospatial analysis in multiple government departments, and photojournalism. I am currently working on my honours research project with the Kharouba Lab.

As a hobbyist, I am involved in a wide range of citizen science and collaborative projects. A list of the various profiles I use online can be found below. Beyond these, I also have experience with Python development, music performance and recording, and visual art.

I developed this website from scratch. Being an ecologist with no web development training, there may be bugs or imperfections. All content on this site was produced by a human being using no AI tools whatsoever.


iNaturalist: Natthager
iNaturalist is a large wildlife citizen science platform to which users can upload their photographs and media and others can suggest identifications. I am involved both with the observation and identification side, having made over 8000 and over 9000 respectively as of writing.

eBird: Matt Osborne
eBird is a service operated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It is a repository of birding checklists used to provide crucial information about bird species around the world. It is also a central platform widely used in many birding communities. All of my eBird data is visualized on this website at my Bird Life List.

BugGuide: Natthager
BugGuide is a website that collects documentation and identification information of North American arthropods. My contributions on this platform are still relatively small.

xeno-canto: Matt Osborne
xeno-canto is a platform that collects audio recordings of wildlife from around the world, acting as an identification database and a valuable scientific repository. My contributions on this platform are still relatively small.

Wikipedia: Natthager
I'm sure you all know what Wikipedia is. I have over 100 photos on Wikipedia articles and on Wikimedia Commons. I regularly make contributions to articles, with a particular focus on species articles, local geography, and transportation infrastructure.

OpenStreetMap: Natthager
OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the world. Data from OpenStreetMap powers many major mapping tools and platforms. I make occasional contributions, with a particular emphasis on sidewalks and walking trails.