Global Big Day—8 May 2021

Global Big Day—8 May 2021

By Team eBird 24 Feb 2021

Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you. No matter where you are, join us virtually on 8 May and share the birds you find with eBird. Participating is easy—you can even be part of Global Big Day from home. If you can spare…

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Pandemic-related changes in birding may have consequences for eBird research

By Team eBird 22 Feb 2021

Newly published research in the journal Biological Conservation finds that changes in human behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic can have major consequences for community data-gathering projects such as eBird. Researchers must take into account that when human behaviors change, so do the data being collected. The study focused on eBird reports from New York State,…

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2020 Checklist-a-day Challenge winners

2020 Checklist-a-day Challenge winners

By Team eBird 27 Jan 2021

At the start of 2020, we challenged the eBird community to elevate their eBirding to the next level: submit an average of one checklist a day, all year. To our delight, 5,957 eBirders submitted at least 366 eligible checklists during 2020. Out of those nearly 6,000 contenders, three eBirders were chosen at random. Each of…

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Online resources to enjoy birds from your home

By Team eBird 19 Mar 2020

In difficult moments, we believe birds continue to provide the hope and escape into nature that they always have for millions of people every day. The simple act of watching birds brings us together, even if we’re birding alone. Watching birds has also been shown to reduce stress—what other reasons do you need to keep…

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eBirder and photographer Pavel Parkhaev contributes the 10 millionth photo

By Team eBird 28 Jan 2019

It’s been just a little over three years since eBird and Macaulay Library partnered to give eBirders a place to permanently archive their photos and sounds. On 22 January 2019, eBirder and photographer Pavel Parkhaev from Moscow, Russia contributed the 10 millionth photo to the Macaulay Library! This is a huge milestone and a tribute…

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The Cornell Lab Young Birders Event 2019

By Team eBird 8 Jan 2019

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is excited to host The Cornell Lab Young Birders Event, which will be held July 11-14, 2019 in Ithaca, New York. The Young Birders Event aims to bring together teenagers with a passion for birds and interested in pursing a career in the field. You’ll meet people who have successful…

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A new era of eBird Science: Status and Trends

A new era of eBird Science: Status and Trends

By Team eBird 4 Dec 2018

This month we are excited to announce a huge advance in the understanding of birds, only made possible with eBird data. The bird observations submitted by you and many others contribute to these exciting new results: your eBird checklists are now working even harder to advance science and our knowledge of birds. The result of…

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eBird Essentials

eBird Essentials

By Team eBird 30 Oct 2018

eBird has a million ways to help your birding—and we bet you don’t know them all. Whether you’re just starting out or have been eBirding for years, we’re confident that our new free eBird Essentials course has at least one tip, trick, or piece of key info that you haven’t seen before. With so many different…

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Announcing Explore Species

By Team eBird 24 Oct 2018

Macaulay Library and eBird have built cutting-edge birding tools—from life lists to sightings maps, and hotspot exploration to millions of photos and audio recordings, we’ve worked to provide the key elements that any birder needs. This month, we’ve added a fantastic new piece to the puzzle: Explore Species. Explore Species unites the strengths of eBird,…

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New integrated features in eBird Mobile and Merlin Bird ID

By Team eBird 22 Oct 2018

The Cornell Lab’s mobile apps—eBird Mobile and Merlin Bird ID—are your birding essentials across the globe. Whether you’re at home or halfway around the world, mobile listing and quick ID references can help on every birding excursion. We are excited to announce that the latest versions of Merlin Bird ID and eBird Mobile work even better…

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