eBird is an on-line database of bird observations providing scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance across the Western Hemisphere. eBird has been described as an ambitious example of enlisting amateurs to gather data on biodiversity for use in science.
eBird has been hailed as an example of democratizing science, treating citizens as scientists rather than using them to do science,...
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eBird is an on-line database of bird observations providing scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance across the Western Hemisphere. eBird has been described as an ambitious example of enlisting amateurs to gather data on biodiversity for use in science.
eBird has been hailed as an example of democratizing science, treating citizens as scientists rather than using them to do science, in allowing the public to access and use their own data and the collective data generated by others.
Launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Cornell University and the National Audubon Society, eBird continues to grow and gather rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
eBird’s goal is to maximize the utility and accessibility of the vast numbers of bird observations made each year by recreational and professional bird watchers. The observations of...
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