January 29, 2010
We are very excited to introduce a new feature: eBird Alerts! By going to the
eBird Alerts page from "View and Explore Data" you can view a list of all the
national-level rarities recently reported in North America and Canada. These are
defined by the ABA Codes, which we explain below. You have the option to
subscribe hourly (!), daily, or just to visit this page and click to see the
results from the past seven days. In the near future, we hope to add similar
alerts for birds you "need" (i.e., birds not already on your eBird list) for a
given state or province. So please, sign up for our ABA Alerts to keep up on
what rarities--like Ivory Gulls--are being reported around the country!
January 20, 2010
Back in early December we announced the
exciting release of BirdsEye, the first iPhone app to begin to harness the power
of the eBird database and steer you toward finding birds in the field. BirdsEye
has now generously offered to give away
20 free BirdsEye
applications to eBirders, but you'll have to earn it!
Read more
about the BirdsEye Challenge below! BirdsEye has already made some
significant improvements since its initial release,since athe recent revision
(version 1.1) now provides information on birds found at personal locations as
well as hotspots! BirdsEye is available on the
App Store via
iTunes.
December 14, 2009
In appreciation for all those who have participated in the eBird effort
for the past year, we are pleased to offer special full subscriptions
to the acclaimed bird life history resource: Birds of North America
Online. This comprehensive resource includes information on
distribution, breeding, migration, habitats, and behavior for over 700
different species of birds that breed in Canada and the United States.
The accounts include photos and audio selections for all species
covered.
December 04, 2009
“BirdsEye is the best invention for
birding since binoculars,” says Kenn Kaufman, renowned birder, author of the
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America and team member of a
partnership that has created BirdsEye, a new birding app for the iPhone® and
iPod touch®. “It’s like having thousands of local birding experts in your
pocket,” Kaufman says. The application was developed by Birds in the Hand, LLC,
of Virginia, and brings together content from the
Cornell
Lab of Ornithology, the
Academy
of Natural Sciences, and
Kaufman.
BirdsEye is now available on the
App
Store℠.
November 16, 2009
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 two ways that you can help greatly improve the
utility of the eBird dataset. Read more by clicking the image at right.
