Log eBird sightings to Google Sheets
Popular eBird workflows & automations
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Send a Telegram message for new eBird sightings nearby
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Upload eBird sightings to Google Drive
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Get an SMS when a rare bird is reported to eBird nearby
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Email me via Gmail when eBird reports a rare bird nearby
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Log eBird hotspot observations to Google Sheets
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Post eBird hotspot sightings to Slack
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Get a notification when a new rare bird is reported nearby on eBird
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Log eBird hotspots to Google Sheets
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Create your own eBird workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
5 triggers, queries, and actions
New rare bird reported nearby
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone reports a rare or unusual bird near the location you choose. eBird marks a report as notable when the species is rare in that area, or appears at an unusual time of year.
New sighting of a species nearby
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone reports the bird species you name near the location you choose. eBird returns only the most recent sighting from each place, so each place gives you one sighting.
New bird observation at a hotspot
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone reports a bird at the eBird hotspot you choose. The results include birds reported at sub-locations of that hotspot.
Find the nearest sightings of a species
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the nearest places where someone reported the bird species you name. The nearest place comes first.
Find birding hotspots nearby
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns birding hotspots near the location you choose. Use the hotspot ID it returns in the New bird observation at a hotspot trigger.
New rare bird reported nearby
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone reports a rare or unusual bird near the location you choose. eBird marks a report as notable when the species is rare in that area, or appears at an unusual time of year.
New sighting of a species nearby
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone reports the bird species you name near the location you choose. eBird returns only the most recent sighting from each place, so each place gives you one sighting.
New bird observation at a hotspot
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone reports a bird at the eBird hotspot you choose. The results include birds reported at sub-locations of that hotspot.
Find the nearest sightings of a species
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the nearest places where someone reported the bird species you name. The nearest place comes first.
Find birding hotspots nearby
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns birding hotspots near the location you choose. Use the hotspot ID it returns in the New bird observation at a hotspot trigger.
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About eBird
eBird is a free platform from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where birders log and explore bird sightings. Launched in 2002, it gathers hundreds of millions of observations a year from volunteers around the world into one of the largest biodiversity databases. Anyone who watches birds can record checklists, track personal lists, and browse sightings, hotspots, and species maps anywhere on Earth. Visit eBird.
eBird is a free platform from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where birders log and explore bird sightings. Launched in 2002, it gathers hundreds of millions of observations a year from volunteers around the world into one of the largest biodiversity databases. Anyone who watches birds can record checklists, track personal lists, and browse sightings, hotspots, and species maps anywhere on Earth. Visit eBird.