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Make your day to day bird-watching count!

February 2, 2010
Make your day to day bird-watching count!

Grey Plover, Asilomar, CA, October. Photograph by Brian Sullivan.

From its inception, the grand hypothesis of eBird has been that the observations of birders can make a valuable contribution to understanding broad-scale patterns of bird distribution and abundance. With its vast geographic scope and dedicated contributors, eBird has a growing capacity to help answer questions about birds at scales never before imaginable. As the eBird dataset continues to mature, scientists are just beginning to explore and tap its potential. Early results are promising, and thanks to our close working relationship with talented computer scientists and biologists, we’ve identified a great way that you can help greatly improve the utility of the eBird dataset.

We’re launching a new project within eBird: The eBird Site Survey.  The goal of each initiative uniquely addresses the needs identified through our collaboration with the researchers who are using your data directly.

We need repeated observations at the same location over time. The eBird Site Survey is designed to allow you to identify a site of your choosing, register your site as part of the Site Survey, and then begin collecting repeated observations on a daily or weekly basis. The location could be as simple as your backyard or one of your favorite birding places. The idea is simple: same observer, same location, same effort, repeat. Read more about the eBird Site Survey here.