eBird by Cornell Lab

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

About this app

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).

Ratings and reviews

EDIT: app now has a bug where it opens my last checklist and restarts it wherever I am when opening at and teleports the entire track to there. Could use more support to be able to view information from within the app instead of redirecting to browser. Would like to be able to view photos, audio, etc in the app. Otherwise functions well and makes contributing to citizen science more accessible for a lot of people.

Nice interface and simple to use. Most handy feature as a birder is being able to see what birds are being reported nearby and filtering your target birds for a region. Biggest con to the app is the offline usability. Sometimes you'll have to wait to regain signal before you can submit a checklist. I also wish that viewing your life list was a little straight forward on this app but if use Merlin for sound ID and link your account you could easily see your life list there.

First off, I love eBird on the PC. The app is a bit problematic. It is extremely annoying to spend 4 hours logging bird sightings only to have it tell you "There was an error submitting your checklist." No hint as to what the error is, just will not submit. I like the mapping and the app in general, but kinda useless if you can't submit.

What's new

Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements