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eBird transforms your bird sightings into science and conservation. Plan trips, find birds, track your lists, explore range maps and bird migration—all free.

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eBird – Discover a new world of birding...

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### [Find More Birds](/about/resources/finding-birds-with-ebird)

Explore birds and hotspots near you and wherever you go, all based on the latest sightings from around the world.

### [Share Your Sightings](/about/resources/sharing-your-sightings-on-ebird)

Join the world's largest birding community. Every sighting matters. Contribute yours.

### [Track Your Lists](/about/resources/tracking-your-lists-with-ebird)

What's your latest life bird? What bird lists do you care about? eBird tallies them for you and archives your photos and sounds—all for free.

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*   [Abundance map](/science/status-and-trends/gadwal/abundance-map)

*   [eBird Status and Trends](/science/status-and-trends)

Advancing Science and Conservation

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Your sightings contribute to hundreds of conservation decisions and peer-reviewed papers, thousands of student projects, and help inform bird research worldwide.  

[Learn More: Science](/science)

Recent News

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*   #### [Win a free spot in the Cornell Lab’s feeder birds identification course](/news/win-a-free-spot-in-the-cornell-labs-bird-behavior-course-2025)

    26 Feb 2025 By Team 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 eBirder of the Month Challenge](/news/march-ebirder-of-the-month-challenge-2025)

    26 Feb 2025 By Team eBird

    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!

*   #### [eBird in Action: Uniting Land and Lives with Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Land Trust](/news/ebird-in-action-uniting-land-and-lives-with-audubon-vermont-and-the-vermont-land-trust)

    24 Feb 2025 By Meg Schader

    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.

[All Global News](/news)

### [eBirder of the Month](/news?tag=ebirder-of-the-month)

*   #### [Dylan Evans](/news/dylan-evans-january-ebirder-of-the-month)

    KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa January 2025

*   #### [Ken Miracle](/news/ken-miracle-december-ebirder-of-the-month)

    Boise, Idaho December 2024

*   #### [Sue Carnahan](/news/sue-carnahan-november-ebirder-of-the-month)

    Tumacacori, Arizona November 2024

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### Supporters

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