BirdTrax / Accubirder

Updated 14 Jan 2017

BirdTrax is no more.  Please use eBird's "Explore Data > Explore a Region - Enter: East Kootenay" to see our latest sightings.  You showed them how to do it, Zachary; thank you!

Over on the right side of this blog page is a cool gadget developed by birder, eBirder, and a very generous young man named Zachary DeBruine.

Here is more about Zachary: http://www.nemesisbird.com/


The BirdTrax / Accubirder gadgets (code) can be customized to display recent eBird checklists from any area you wish, unlike the eBird homepage which shows Provincial "rarities" only. And the gadget shows all checklists and  most of the sightings, not just rarities.  I first used it on my iGoogle homepage so when I heard iGoogle is going to be discontinued, I embedded the gadget here because I have grown quite fond of it.

If you are in an adjacent 'county' to Southeastern British Columbia and also have the gadget, I would love to know so I can check out your area's birding activity. Please leave a comment below with a link to your blog / webpage. Thanks.


You can get the gadget and instructions on the following website:
http://www.birdventurebirding.com/p/birdtrax.html

eBird Maps Improved

Ooohhh! Ebird maps are getting very cool!

Now you can easily find out exactly where something was seen to help you plan birding trips.

Go to. View and explore data

Make a bar graph for a Regional District (aka County, in eBird) to see all the species and their seasonal occurence by month.

Study the checklist and pick a bird you are interested in then click on the 'Map' button to the right on the name.

A map with rectangles will appear showing grid squares with sightings.

Just zoom in - by double clicking the map. - far enough until the little markers appear. These show where the bird was seen!

For more info, click on the markers to see date and observer.

Very nice.

The above screen shot shows GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in the East Kootenay area. It didn't seem to get updated with the sightings I just entered. Lag or sighting review pending, I suppose.

But here is a picture courtesy of David Sindholt, birding friend, taken later the same day - 21 Sep 2011



Thanks to Dean N. For the heads-up post on our Yahoo group.

Woot!

Dianne C.