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Top eBird Contributors for 2012

April 01, 2012

We'd like to thank the top eBird checklist contributors for 2012. The
following list includes those Canadian individuals and organizations who have entered or uploaded more than 500 eBird checklists in 2012. Georges Lachaîne--7643; Evelyne Samson--5022; Paul Clapham--1683; Donald Sutherland--1462; Ted Hillary--1224; Kathleen Spicer--1159; Wayne Weber--1103; Tyler Hoar--1080; Kingston Field Naturalists--1070; Mike Burrell--1055; Laurie Koepke--804; Christopher di Corrado--710; Linda Nuttall--633; Douglas Leighton--597; Richard Cannings--591; Roger Simard--587; Ian Cruickshank--577. And thanks to all 1403 Canadian contributors who have entered eBird checklists in 2012!

Featured eBirder: Mike Burrell

February 13, 2012

Did you know that roughly 22% of all checklists entered into eBird in the last month have had at least one species that needed to be reviewed? All of these records are reviewed by our worldwide team of over 500 volunteer regional reviewers. Our regional editor network is instrumental in following up with records, helping answer users' questions, and helping eBirders understand how to more effectively use eBird and why it's important. Mike Burrell of Bancroft, Ontario, isn't just one of our best regional editors, he has been instrumental in building Ontario's entire regional editor network. Our Ontario review team now includes dozens of Ontario's most active birders, many of whom were first convinced to look at eBird by Mike. Beyond that, Mike has given countless eBird presentations throughout much of Ontario and is always looking for new ways to engage users. In the last year, checklists submissions have more than doubled from Ontario, and Mike's role in this is indisputable. Please join us in congratulating this month's eBirder of the month, Mike Burrell.

Taxonomic update -- August 2011

August 31, 2011

We are pleased to announce that the August 2011 taxonomic update for eBird has now been fully implemented. World-traveling eBirders should have gained some new species on your life lists since dozens of splits in Asia, South America, and Africa are included in this update; please read on below for details. Please check your records carefully (especially "splits") and let us know if you notice anything that seems amiss. eBirders should use Avibase to help understand the different names and taxonomies used by eBird (and Clements), the IOC, Howard and Moore, and others. Just type a bird name into the search and Avibase shows all the names and populations that it could represent. Below we document all the significant changes for this taxonomic update.

eBird surpasses 3 million observations submitted in a single month!

June 06, 2011

With your help, eBird reached a new milestone this May, gathering 3,067,344 bird observations over the course of the month! And 215,853--almost a quarter million--of those sightings came from Canada. Achieving our highest monthly total isn't just a fun anecdote though, it also means more data for science and conservation, and more data to share with birders around the world. As more birders begin to use eBird, our ability to deliver real-time information to the birding community improves, and the tools that we've developed work better. As data volume increases, it helps shape the direction of future eBird development. Most importantly, continued growth improves our ability to protect birds and biodiversity by getting your data into the hands of conservationists and scientists around the world. Thanks to eBirders everywhere for making May 2011 our biggest month ever--and keep birding this summer!

Taxonomic update -- January 2011

January 29, 2011

We are pleased to announce that the January 2011 taxonomic update for eBird has now been fully implemented. Most eBirders should have gained some new species on your life lists and state lists, especially North American birders who have seen both the eastern and western forms of Winter Wren and Whip-poor-will. Dozens of other splits in Asia, South America, and elsewhere are also included in this update, so please read on below for details. Now that eBird is a worldwide project, taxonomy updates are a much more complicated process. Please check your records carefully and let us know if you notice anything that seems amiss. Below we document all the significant changes for this taxonomic update.