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Welcome to Hispaniola eBird!

November 11, 2008
Welcome to Hispaniola eBird!

Black-crowned Palm Tanager. Photograph by Eladio Fernandez

Hispaniola eBird is an initiative of the Hispaniola Ornithological Society, The Audubon Society of Haiti, The National Museum of Natural History, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and the National Aviary, in conjunction with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon. This is the regional eBird project for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the birthplace of John James Audubon and home to a rich and amazing avifauna with 31 endemic bird species. Hispaniola eBird aims to satisfy a need to consolidate information on bird species distribution and occurrence.

eBird is a web-based database in which users can submit, save and explore their bird observations. These observations are part of the complex puzzle of the birds of Hispaniola. In this application, you will be able to submit observations, not only of rare species, but also common species such as the Bananaquit, Black-crowned Palm Tanager, or Hispaniolan Woodpecker. In addition to submit your observations, you can also make some basic analysis about bird distribution and activity patterns.

Hispaniola eBird aims to satisfy a need to consolidate information on bird species distribution and occurrence. It will be a permanent record of rare and common species in the island. It will also help promote bird watching on Hispaniola.

We invite you to register on Hispaniola eBird, take your binoculars and enjoy days and days of bird observations. Also enjoy submitting your observations and become part of this great internet community.

Let's go birding!