This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by ZEISS, is all about the details. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 20 or more eligible checklists in June containing at least one species with observation comments. When you report an unusual bird observation to eBird, you may be asked to add species comments.
This June, win a chance to improve your sound recording skillsets through a course let by a team of veteran sound recordists at the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In June, every eligible checklist you submit gives you a chance to win free access to Bird Academy’s How to Record Bird Sounds course. This latest course […]
The Macaulay Library hosts the world’s largest archive of digital audio of birds with nearly 2.4 million sound recordings. To easily identify and navigate the multitude of recordings in the archive, we use spectrograms, visual representations of the intensity of sound frequencies across time.
Please join us in congratulating Leticia Cruz Paredes of Veracruz, México—winner of the April 2024 eBird Challenge, sponsored by ZEISS. Leticia’s name was drawn randomly from the 4,212 eBirders who submitted 20 or more eligible checklists from one location in April.
Global Big Day 2024 was a remarkable success, showcasing the dedication and enthusiasm of birders worldwide. On May 11, 2024, 1.3 million birders from around the globe participated in this 24-hour celebration of birds organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Your eBirding data helps create tools that can be used to further conservation, inspire support, and inform ecological management strategies. eBird in Action is a segment which shares the conservation stories made possible because of your contributions.
This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by ZEISS, is all about birding on Global Big Day! The eBirder of the month will be drawn from eBirders who submit five (5) or more eligible checklists on 11 May. Last year, 58,700 people in 199 countries found an astonishing 7,636 species of birds in a single day.
Explore your artistic style and train your eye as you create two bird paintings from start to finish. We’ve partnered with the Cornell Lab’s Bird Academy to offer an exciting new educational resource in thanks for your eBirding. In May, every eligible checklist that you submit gives you a chance to win free access to Bird Academy’s How to Paint Birds with Jane […]
Did you know there are over 2,000 volunteer eBird reviewers around the world? Volunteer reviewers play an important role ensuring the eBird database remains reliable and accurate for science and conservation.
Please join us in congratulating Andrew Griebeler of Durham, North Carolina—winner of the March 2024 eBird Challenge, sponsored by ZEISS. Andrew’s name was drawn randomly from the 10,846 eBirders who submitted at least 31 checklists with counts for each species in March.
