• By Team eBird March 14, 2023

    Please join us in congratulating Sachin Sharma of Madhya Pradesh, India—winner of the February 2023 eBird Challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics. Sachin’s name was drawn randomly from the 7,936 eBirders who submitted 20 or more eligible checklists with eBird Mobile ‘tracks’ less than 5km in February.

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    By Team eBird March 6, 2023

    The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is excited to host The Cornell Lab Young Birders Event. This year’s event will be held June 29-July 2 in Ithaca, New York.

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    By Team eBird February 28, 2023

    This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, focuses on the importance of counting birds. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 31 complete checklists during March that include counts for every species reported.

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    By Team eBird February 28, 2023

    Do you want to learn more about bird behavior and get an insider’s perspective on the lives of birds? We’ve partnered with the Cornell Lab’s Bird Academy to offer a bird-centered perspective that will transform your outdoor experiences.

  • By Team eBird February 24, 2023

    Please join us in congratulating Elissa Landre of Massachusetts- winner of the January 2023 eBird Challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics. Elissa’s name was drawn randomly from the 8,537 eBirders who completed the eBird Essentials course and submitted at least one eligible checklist in January.

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    By Team eBird February 6, 2023

    The annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Friday, February 17 through Monday, February 20. The GBBC was one of the first online projects to collect information on wild birds and was also instrumental in the creation of eBird back in 2002.

  • By Team eBird February 6, 2023

    Exotic species categories and icons now appear on eBird Life Lists, Targets, and the eBird Mobile app, and Escapee birds are counted separately in outputs. These updates align your personal lists with eBird's improved Exotic species policies and make it easier than ever to report and track the establishment of human-introduced species.

  • Gray-crowned Babbler ML477327781
    By Team eBird February 1, 2023

    At the start of 2022, we challenged the eBird community to elevate their eBirding to the next level: submit an average of one complete checklist a day, all year. More than 7,700 eBirders submitted at least 365 eligible checklists during 2022—nearly a thousand more qualifying eBirders than the previous year!

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    By Team eBird January 31, 2023

    The free eBird Mobile app takes the guesswork out of how far and how long you were birding, so you can just focus on the birds! This February’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, encourages precise eBirding through eBird Mobile.

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    By Team eBird January 31, 2023

    We're excited to partner with the Cornell Lab's Bird Academy to demystify the lives of owls, giving you a greater appreciation for these amazing birds. Every eligible checklist that you submit in February gives you a chance to win free access to Bird Academy's The Wonderful World of Owls.