[Tweeters] Quick Access to Rare Bird Sightings

[Carol Riddell via Tweeters]

Hi Louise and Tweets,

Our own local Randy Robinson developed apps to cull rare bird information from eBird. The Washington Dashboard is of greatest use to local birders, but he also has versions for the World and for the US & Canada. Birddash.net will get you there. Users usually refer to  them as birders dashboards.

The Washington Dashboard allows you to set the time period from one to thirty days. You can look at all of the state or limit it to the county of your choice. The sightings are listed in chronological order from most recent to oldest. With each sighting, you can access the location and the eBird checklist so you can see any photos, listen to a recording if there is one, or read the description of field marks. If the rare bird has not yet been reviewed, there will be an X at the front. No X means eBird has reviewed and confirmed the sighting. If the sighting disappears, it means it was reviewed and not confirmed for eBird's public data.

The Washington Dashboard is a great resource. While I continue to support Tweeters as a resource for rare birds, the Dashboard will get you information more quickly from birders who use eBird.

Carol Riddell
Edmonds, WA