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By wendylou
#85584
If anyone ever decides to give a little forum somewhere in the lower mainland on using e-brid, I would be interested!
By rawalker
#85587
eBird is an amazing tool and very easy to use. Do you have some specific questions that we could help with?
By wendylou
#85624
I do have some technical ability Randy, so I am glad that e-bird is easy to use, maybe I just need to try harder.

My first question is: is there a way to find through e-bird if a bird has been in a certain area? Is there a search option for this. I can see that I could scroll through the listings, but searching would be easier. Or can you search a bird and see where it has been seen and when?

Thank you!
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By BirdingBC
#85625
Hi Wendy,

When on the ebird site, it has links to what you are looking for:

http://ebird.org/ebird/explore

Vancouver = Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada
Victoria = Capitol, BC, Canada

Here's the BC 'counties' list:
http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational1/CA- ... ?yr=all&m=

Here's the main Vancouver links:

Recent sighting reports for Metro Vancouver
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/subnation ... -GV?yr=all

Metro Vancouver Birding Hotspots
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/subnation ... ?yr=all&m=

Metro Vancouver Species Occurance Bar Charts
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/barchart? ... r=CA-BC-GV

Usually go to a region and explore a hotspot. You can then look at the species occurrences for that hotspot to see what you might expect. Play around with it.

Also, there is the eBird App for you iphone or android phone. This is a great app for doing your checklists and submitting your sightings. The app has quick look-ups and it is a simple tap to count a bird you saw/ID'd. The app is for submissions and does not have the data lookups (as far as I know).

Good birding,
By Larry Cowan
#85627
If your looking for a specific species I would suggest going to the "Explore Data" section then scroll down to "Species Maps". Enter British Columbia or a local hotspot in "Location" then type the desired species in "Species". You can also narrow the search by changing the date from "Year round all years" to a narrower time frame.
By rawalker
#85631
I agree with the above. Definitely explore the "explore" section.

FYI our county is Fraser Valley.

You can also sign up for eBird alerts for various counties where eBird will notify you of birds that you have not seen based on species you have recorded in eBird).

Try it out and let me/us know if you have other questions. I can spend hours exploring on there!
By wendylou
#85644
Wow, that is super helpful guys, thanks so much. I will definitely take some time to explore with your directions and then report back.

The app sounds great, it might get me past thinking about reporting what I am seeing and actually doing it.

Thank you Randy for being open to my query. There are so many levels of birders using this forum, sometimes it hard to ask basic questions, so I really appreciate your responses, and the other patient answers. You guys rock!

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