eBird by Cornell Lab
eBird Mobile lets you record the birds you see, adding them to eBird with ease
eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the Android device to your eBird account on the web.Features- Track your bird sightings from anywhere in the world.- View your Life, Year, and Month lists for any region or nearby location.- Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World.- Common names available in 41 languages and regional versions (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal).- Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data. - Real-time feedback on whether a sighting is rare in the area.- Quick entry tools to make note-taking faster than ever before.- GPS enabled location plotting and tracking options.- Map tools that show you hundreds of thousands of eBird Hotspots.- Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection.- Entire app translated to Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Khmer, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional).Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements
eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the Android device to your eBird account on the web.Features- Track your bird sightings from anywhere in the world.- View your Life, Year, and Month lists for any region or nearby location.- Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World.- Common names available in 41 languages and regional versions (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal).- Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data. - Real-time feedback on whether a sighting is rare in the area.- Quick entry tools to make note-taking faster than ever before.- GPS enabled location plotting and tracking options.- Map tools that show you hundreds of thousands of eBird Hotspots.- Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection.- Entire app translated to Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Khmer, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional).Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements
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Awesome resource for people who like birding. Easy to use and maps are up to date and accurate. Which saves time driving around if you're trying to see a specific bird. It updates my account online immediately for my life list, and the explore function makes suggestions for seeing new birds based on my personal experience I love this app, and would recommend it to anyone into birding.
Nice idea but unable to submit a bird that isn't on their list. So, pretty-much useless tbh...
It takes long to download
Negative
For tracking birds you know where ever you go. It's tricky because you need wifi or gps to find where you are and to post (unless I missed something) but it works and posts to site.
Stellar app, extremely user friendly. Have been using it now for over a year and a half, and I haven't encountered a single problem! Very easy to select birds, breeding codes, and enter details. Also shows "nearby locations" when you are finished birding. Amazing!
Inoperable. Tried saving sighting coming from Merlin, around a dozen times. Tried directly from eBird, after installing newest update. Crashed several times, both ways. Also, to enter sighting from previous day, should be able enter time, date, location, without recording tracks. Very disappointed.
Great for reporting birds. Love the route tracking ability. Plus the newly updated ability to correct the route recorded!
Truly, the eBird app is a 4.5 but because it's the only real birding checklist app it gets a 5. My complaints are as niche as the Vampire Finch. Primarily, the need for data connection when trying to bird in new or remote areas can be frustrating. This sometimes results in delays while the app tries to communicate with the server, the lack of accurate expected species, and the inability to select hotspots because they don't load. That aside, it's THE birding app and pairs perfectly with Merlin.
The track recording switches off on its own after a few minutes. The app also crashes occasionally while updating the list.