Birders,

I expect there are still many birders out there who have yet to try eBird,
feel that their data is not useful (it is--all data is useful!), or just
haven't gotten around to it yet.


 eBird version 3 is now released and this would be as good a time as any to
check it out. Vermont eBird is a state-specific version of the eBird website
and all of the functionality within eBird also appears on Vermont eBird (
www.ebird.org/vt).


 Below is our press release:


 If you haven’t been to eBird (www.ebird.org) in a while, it’s time for
another look. Over the past few months we’ve updated eBird so that it’s
easier to use and more useful than ever to the birding community. eBird can
help you find birds through our “Alerts” or by exploring our newly revised
mapping tools and bar charts. Recording and keeping track of your birds is
easier than ever with a completely redesigned data entry system and our
automated listing pages (My eBird). Most importantly, you’ll become part of
a growing community of tens of thousands of birders around the world whose
data are now being used in real science and conservation. Best of all – it’s
free!



eBird Version 3 includes:



·      Global scope—enter and explore observations from anywhere around the
world

·      Streamlined data entry—getting your data into the system is faster
and more customizable than ever

·      Improved range maps—explore interactive range maps for any bird in
the world

·      Alerts system—get customized reports about birds of interest to you
in a region

·      eBird Top 100—find out how your totals rank among other birders in
any region

·      Birding + Science connection—by participating, your data become
available to the science and conservation communities



We’re proud of the new developments at eBird, and we hope you’ll take the
time to take the new tools for a test spin. Even if you don’t enter data,
you can still explore the information submitted by other eBirders. Moving
forward we’ll continue to develop eBird as the ultimate tool to serve the
birding community, while always ensuring that the data we collect for
science is of the highest possible quality. Join the flock, become an
eBirder!

Best,

Marshall Iliff
eBird Project Leader

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Marshall J. Iliff
miliff AT aol.com
West Roxbury, MA
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eBird/AKN Project Leader
www.ebird.org
www.avianknowledge.net
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ithaca, NY
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