Seriously, though, I'm going on a wild loon chase in the morning (for a yellow-billed loon that's been sighted in Humboldt Bay) and I was able to find several recent sightings and pinpoint the location on a Google map. You can also share lists with other users. How cool is that?
What is eBird?
A real-time, online checklist program, eBird has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. Launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird
But it didn't mention the chance sighting of a helpful bird nerd who pointed out the loon for us.
ReplyDelete