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2022 Stikine River Birding Festival
The Stikine Birding Festival is organized by the USDA Forest Service and the City and Borough of Wrangell. Festival events will take place from April 22–May 7 in Wrangell, AK.
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Global Big Day—14 May 2022
Be a part of birding’s biggest team! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you.
2021 Update to the Checklist of Alaska Birds
In January 2022, an update to the Checklist of Alaska Birds was released by the Alaska Checklist Committee (D. D.
New Year’s Resolution 2022: eBird
New Year’s Resolutions are fun personal goals that can help you to improve your birding skills and stay engaged with eBird and birding. Whether you are a new or a longtime birder, you may be thinking about what new challenge to take on in 2022.
2021 Year in Review: eBird, Merlin, Macaulay Library, and Birds of the World
2021 was a year of milestones. We’d like to celebrate the successes from the past year that you have helped to build.
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Introducing eBird Trip Reports
We’re thrilled to introduce eBird Trip Reports—an exciting new way to tell your birding story through eBird. eBird Trip Reports bring together your eBird checklists to create a fun summary of where you went and what you found, along with your photos and audio recordings, all in one easy-to-share place.
Alaska Bird Conference 2021
The 19th Alaska Bird Conference will be held virtually from Homer, AK November 15-19, 2021. This conference is a great way to learn more about the many avian research and conservation projects underway in the state.
October Big Day 2021—Alaska Results
eBird has popularized a big day event in October to encourage people to use eBird, making their sightings valuable to science and conservation. This year’s October Big Day coincided with the second-ever Global Bird Weekend and World Migratory Bird Day.
October Big Day—Alaska
The October Big Day is just a few days away! This Saturday, October 9th, birders in Alaska will participate in this 24-hour event to celebrate birds and represent the Alaskan birding community. By taking part in the October Big Day, you’re also joining the second-ever Global Bird Weekend and celebrating World Migratory Bird Day.
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October Big Day—9 Oct 2021
Mark your calendars for October Big Day—9 October 2021! Big Days are a 24-hour opportunity to celebrate birds near and far.
