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Please join us in congratulating Vitus Li, of Ellicott City, Maryland—winner of the February 2025 eBirder of the Month Challenge, sponsored by ZEISS. Vitus’s name was drawn randomly from the thousands of eBirders who submitted 31 or more complete checklists during February that include counts for every species reported.
Global Big Day is an annual celebration of the birds around you. No matter where you are, join us virtually on 10 May, help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, and share the birds you find with eBird.
Knowing who’s who at your bird feeders can unlock a world of discovery and entertainment. Once you learn the species that visit your feeders, what they eat, and how they interact, looking out your window becomes a ticket to the best show in town. We’ve partnered with Cornell Lab’s Bird Academy to help you get more joy from your […]
March’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by ZEISS, encourages precise eBirding through eBird Mobile. The free eBird Mobile app for iOS and Android takes the guesswork out of how far and how long you were birding, so you can just focus on the birds!
Your eBirding data helps create tools that can be used to further conservation, inspire support, and inform ecological management strategies. eBird in Action is a segment which shares the conservation stories made possible because of your contributions.
Please join us in congratulating Dylan Evans, of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa—winner of the January 2025 eBirder of the Month Challenge, sponsored by ZEISS. Dylan’s name was drawn randomly from the hundreds eBirders who completed the eBird Essentials course and submitted 1 or more eligible checklists in January.
Your eBirding data helps create tools that can be used to further conservation, inspire support, and inform ecological management strategies. eBird in Action is a segment which shares the conservation stories made possible because of your contributions.
Did you know there are over 2,000 volunteer eBird reviewers around the world? Volunteer reviewers play an important role ensuring the eBird database remains reliable and accurate for science and conservation.
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Friday, February 14 through Monday, February 17. 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.
This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by ZEISS, focuses on the importance of counting birds. The eBirder of the Month will be drawn from eBirders who submit 31 complete checklists during February that include counts for every species reported.
