eBird and Merlin - A New Era In Bird Watching

Name: eBird and Merlin - A New Era In Bird Watching
Start: 2024-12-05T18:45:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-05T20:15:00-05:00
Location: Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.

Schedule

Thu Dec 05 2024 at 06:45 pm to 08:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. | Gainesville, FL

We hope you will join us for an amazing evening presentation by Adam Kent!!
This presentation will focus on eBird and will also briefly cover the Merlin Bird ID app. eBird is a Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society citizen science project that has revolutionized the way birders keep track of their sightings and accesses information about bird distribution. Merlin Bird ID is another amazing Cornell resource that is, in effect, a digital field guide covering the entire world! Merlin does not, as the name implies, identify birds, but instead gives you “suggestions” for a bird’s identification based on sounds, photos, or descriptions. Often these suggestions are accurate, but sometimes they are incorrect.
Both eBird and Merlin and incredibly useful tools that have changed the way the much of the world goes bird watching.
During this presentation, we’ll explore how to navigate eBird and how to get the most out of Merlin. For example, we’ll learn how to use eBird to find birding hotspots, help plan a trip, look for specific bird species, and collect accurate data.

Donations to cover room rental are optional but appreciated. Donate at alachuaaudubon.org/join/ or there will be a donation jar at the event.