Every year for the last four years Global Big Day has set new heights for a single day of birding. This massively international collaborative birding event has been so great we want to have another worldwide eBird Big Day in October.
This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, will help you get very familiar with one of your favorite birding locations. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 15 eligible checklists from one eBird location in September. Winners will be notified by the 10th of the following month.
Do you enjoy watching ducks and geese, but could use some tips and tricks for identification? We can help!
Are you a bird photographer or sound recordist? We have a mission for you!
The eBird taxonomy update is COMPLETE. We do this update once each year, taking into account the past 12 months worth of recent taxonomic knowledge on splits, lumps, name changes, and changes in the sequence of the species lists.
The annual eBird taxonomy update IS IN PROGRESS (Tuesday, 14 August). Some records have been changed already in preparation for the update and other records will be changed on Tuesday and for at least a couple days after.
Do you enjoy watching fall warblers in the Americas, but could use some tips and tricks for identification? We can help!
This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, will get you out in the field snapping photos and making audio recordings. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 50 media on eligible checklists during August. Winners will be notified by the 10th of the following month.
August is always an exciting time of year for eBird since it is when we update all eBird records with the latest scientific advances in bird taxonomy. New information on species limits can result in increases (splits) or decreases (lumps) in your list totals.
We are excited to announce a small change to the checklist view page that reflects an important part of eBird’s data quality.