Your casual birdwatching can fuel serious conservation science when logged correctly in eBird. From complete checklists to precise locations, every detail matters. With millions contributing, your ...

In July 1992, two Danish birders visiting Patagonia, Arizona reported the first-ever, mega-rare cinnamon hummingbird in the United States. Back then, reporting rare birds required phoning in ...

eBird’s improved media features let you attach photos, soundscapes, and habitat images directly to your checklists. Matching each upload to the correct date and location ensures both an accurate ...

Western tanagers are migratory birds that are present in Northern California in the spring and again in late summer. A new study shows that observations by 'citizen scientists' using apps such as ...

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Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect? In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory ...

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