• Common Nighthawk ML608794720
    By Team eBird September 29, 2023

    This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, is all about birding on October Big Day. Join thousands of people from around the world to celebrate birds with observations in eBird.

  • Flame-faced Tanager ML594883211
    By Team eBird September 4, 2023

    The eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, will help you find and share more birds by harnessing the power of your mobile device. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 20 or more eligible checklists in September each containing at least one rated sound recording.

  • By Team eBird August 26, 2023

    Mark your calendars for October Big Day—14 Oct 2023! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared love of birds.

  • Orange-crowned Warbler ML264994961
    By Ryan Brady August 18, 2023

    August and September bring waves of long-distance migrants and the return of our beloved warbler flocks. Many, like the American Redstart or Black-throated Blue Warbler wear their traditional garb, but an equal number have molted into a basic plumage that is often duller and seemingly devoid of field marks!

  • Brandt's Cormorant ML445067491
    By Team eBird August 3, 2023

    The eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, will help you find and share more birds by harnessing the power of your mobile device. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 30 eligible checklists with eBird Mobile in August.

  • Peruvian Racket-tail ML437993621
    By Team eBird August 3, 2023

    With their flashy feathers and aerial acrobatics, hummingbirds never fail to impress. The latest course from the Cornell Lab’s Bird Academy goes inside the lives of hummingibrds to deliver a fun, science-infused look at these “flying jewels.” Every eligible checklist that you submit in August gives you a chance to win free access to The […]

  • By Team eBird July 16, 2023

    Announcing an exciting update to the eBird Mobile app! Now you can use eBird Mobile to explore all of your previously submitted eBird checklists—including checklists submitted from other devices and the eBird website, as well as checklists that are shared with you.

  • Eared Grebe ML397134031
    By Team eBird July 1, 2023

    This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, encourages you to submit more checklists from one of the least-eBirded months of year. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 31 or more eligible checklists in July.

  • Olrog's Gull ML459718821
    By Team eBird June 1, 2023

    This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, can help you create lasting memories through written notes. 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.

  • Yellow-headed Blackbird ML247911251
    By Team eBird June 1, 2023

    The team of veteran sound recordists at the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology brings their expertise to this engaging sound recording course. In June, every eligible checklist you submit gives you a chance to win free access to Bird Academy’s How to Record Bird Sounds.