Birdstack users can now export qualifying North American observations to eBird, a scientific database that collects observational data from the Western Hemisphere. Learn more about eBird.

The process is straightforward. From any of your lists, click the “Export” link and then follow the instructions for downloading an eBird export file. Then you can log in to eBird (you will need to create an account if you don’t already have one) and upload your file through the “Submit Observations” link. To learn more about the process and the requirements for observations submitted to eBird, you can read the eBird export documentation.

Currently, you can export records from North America (Canada, Mexico, the US, and the Caribbean) from Birdstack to eBird. eBird has recently expanded its scope to include the entire Western Hemisphere, and we are working with the eBird team to enable exports for Central and South America as well. We’ll make an announcement as soon as that is completed.

Data sharing and collaboration is important to us here at Birdstack, so where thrilled to be making this step. Please give it a try and let us know how it’s working for you.

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