Getting Started

Get started with eBird
If you want to get started with eBird, you’ve come to the right place. Here are five key steps to help you get eBirding faster (click any step to learn more...
Tue, 25 Jun, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Birding as your 'Primary Purpose' and Complete Checklists
What does 'birding was your primary purpose' mean? When selecting an eBird checklist protocol, several core observation types require that birdi...
Mon, 12 Oct, 2020 at 7:35 PM
eBird Rules and Best Practices
Your eBird observations make a huge difference in our understanding of birds at many levels—from making more information available for birdwatchers to eBird...
Fri, 5 Jul, 2024 at 10:43 AM
eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines
Each day, millions of people rely on eBird and Merlin for accurate information about birds. We are a global community united by the belief that our collecti...
Wed, 24 Jul, 2024 at 12:23 AM
The eBird Review Process
In This Article eBird Review Essentials Flagged Observations in eBird Do's and Dont's of Flagged Observations Why is my observation flagged?...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 6:50 PM
My eBird
My eBird  is your personal eBird hub. It's your one stop to manage, share, and explore your eBird activity. Check out the video to get an overview, or u...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 6:48 PM