Good Morning Birders~

You may be interested to know that the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and
Audubon have released a new version of eBird. It's a much more
user-friendly incarnation of their Internet-based program. You can use it
(free) to record, archive, and share your bird observations at any time.
The information you put in is also used for conservation, providing
researchers with a comprehensive picture of the abundance and distribution
of birds.
There are colorful new interactive maps to play with. It's much easier
to input your data and you can set up your personalized "My eBird" pages to
keep track of your life, state and county lists?all generated automatically
as your individual reports are entered. You can search the data by species
or location. For example, if you're planning a trip, you can view a list of
all the species recorded near your destination. If you want to know more
about a specific species, you can view maps and charts showing seasonal
distribution and frequency of reports. eBird allows you to do more than
just record sightings; it helps you understand how you observations fit
into the big picture.
To check it all out, go to ebird.org!
Good birding!

Marge


Marge Villanova
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Tel. 607-254-2473
Fax. 607-254-2415