New Hampshire Audubon and New Hampshire Bird Records have teamed up with eBird and are excited to announce the release of New Hampshire eBird.
The website is a free, user-friendly way for birders to record, archive and share their observations at ebird.org/nh. Anyone can go to the website and enter information about a bird they have seen. The data comes to life via interactive maps that are tailored to New Hampshire. The site is also a personal records-keeping system, listing program, and resource for understanding bird distribution. On customized “My eBird” pages users can view their life, state and county lists – all generated automatically.
Launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, eBird's goal is to maximize the utility and accessibility of the many bird observations made by recreational and professional bird watchers. The New Hampshire eBird website provides a version of eBird with a New Hampshire focus, and will now be the reporting system for the “New Hampshire Bird Records” – New Hampshire Audubon's quarterly publication of bird sightings and information about birds and birding.
“EBird data is also available for conservation and research – something that has been at the heart of New Hampshire Bird Records,” says Becky Suomala, managing editor of New Hampshire Bird Records. “Many birders may not realize just how many groups use their observations.”
Setting up an eBird account is quick and easy. Once you have one you can start submitting sightings from anywhere in the western hemisphere, not just New Hampshire. EBird wants all sightings, so you don't need to wonder if what you've seen is worth reporting.
For more information on eBird, visit ebird.org/nh. For more information about the New Hampshire Audbon, call 224-9909 or visit nhaudubon.org.
