CornellLab of Ornithology is offer a free class on how to use eBird. If you are not familiar with eBird or don’t feel you have mastered all of its features it is worth a look.
Your How-To Guide
Explore how eBird can help spark new birding adventures.
- Discover tools that help you find birds wherever you go
- Gain confidence submitting your sightings
- Get expert tips for using eBird and joining the community
What is eBird?
eBird is the largest biological citizen-science program in the world. The eBird community gathers more than 100 million bird sightings each year from people like you. Providing a powerful tool for motivated bird enthusiasts everywhere, eBird helps you find more birds and keep track of your sightings. Collectively, these sightings are now empowering a global scientific community and helping answer pressing conservation questions.
Course Overview
Lesson 1: What is eBird?
Discover how eBird can help jump-start your birding and how your sightings contribute to science and conservation on a global level.
Lesson 2: Find Birds Near You
Learn how to use eBird to find birds and birding locations.
Lesson 3: Share Your Sightings
Use this step-by-step guide to contribute your sightings to eBird.
Lesson 4: My eBird
Explore your own birding story: your lists, photos, custom alerts for target species, and much more.
Lesson 5: Ready to eBird
Take the Ready to eBird quiz and get inspired to spot more birds.
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