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#eBird2017: More than 2.5 million photos were added to #eBird checklists and archived in the @MacaulayLibrary this year. This Black-crowned Night-Heron by David Beadle was the 5 millionth in #Macaulay!
More 2017 stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
#eBird2017: Sensitive Species protections now allow #eBirders to safely report accurate locations for species whose future prospects are threatened by targeted human exploitation.
More 2017 #eBird highlights: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
Pic © Dave Irving/Macaulay Library.
#eBird2017: #eBird Illustrated Checklists revolutionize the exploration of eBird data. Explore any hotspot or region like never before. Add your own media and be featured on your local Illustrated Checklist!
More 2017 highlights: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
#eBird2017: Have you ever dragged a photo into the wrong species by accident? Instead of having to delete and re-enter all the information, new Change Species lets you effortlessly swap data around within a checklist.
More 2017 #eBird highlights: https://t.co/IK38ZCGu5E
#eBird2017: As always, #eBird data are a free resource for anyone via the Data Download page. More than 80,000 people have downloaded raw eBird data for analysis, and more than 2,600,000 people visited the eBird website in 2017.
More 2017 stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
#eBird2017: #eBirdMobile got some serious upgrades in 2017. My eBird integration puts your lists in your pocket, and automated distance&duration tracking lets you let the phone do the work—all free. You just get to watch birds!
More 2017 #eBird stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCGu5E
#eBird2017: The third #GlobalBigDay set a new bar for birding’s biggest day. On 13 May, 20,500 birders found 6,634 species, reporting 54,000 checklists from 160 countries.
Mark your calendar for next year’s Global Big Day: 5 May 2018.
More 2017 stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCGu5E
#eBird2017: More than 100 million sightings were entered from 240 countries this year. This included 13.6 million in May alone: more than the first 66 months of #eBird combined.
More 2017 stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCGu5E
#eBird2017: New #eBirdScience applications include more than 60 peer-reviewed papers, including a summary of more than 150 direct actions that use free #eBird data to protect and conserve birds.
More 2017 stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
#eBird2017: @MerlinBirdID has expanded to cover more than 1,500 species: N America S to Costa Rica + Western and Northern Europe. Auto photo ID, bird ID help, and information on what birds are most common near you: all free.
More 2017 #eBird highlights: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
#eBird2017: New #eBird modeling methods have created unprecedented windows into the full annual cycles of many species. Here's Barn Swallow in the Americas. Stay tuned for many more species to be added in 2018.
More 2017 stats: https://t.co/IK38ZCY4Xc
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