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New sighting of a species nearby

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.

Developer info

API endpoint slug
ebird.new_species_observation

Trigger fields

Species Text input

Label
Which bird species?
Helper text
Use the bird's common name as eBird spells it, for example Snowy Owl. An eBird species code such as snoowl1 also works.
Slug
species
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Location Location input > Point

Label
Which location?
Helper text
eBird looks for sightings near this point.
Slug
location
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Radius Dropdown list

Label
How far out?
Helper text
eBird searches up to 50 km from this location.
Slug
radius
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Ingredients

Common name The bird's common name.

Slug
common_name
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.CommonName
Type
String
Example
Northern Cardinal

Scientific name The bird's scientific name.

Slug
scientific_name
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.ScientificName
Type
String
Example
Cardinalis cardinalis

How many The number of birds counted. Blank if the observer recorded only that the bird was present.

Slug
how_many
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.HowMany
Type
String
Example
2

Location name The name of the place where the bird was seen.

Slug
location_name
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.LocationName
Type
String
Example
Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)

Latitude The latitude of the place where the bird was seen.

Slug
latitude
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.Latitude
Type
String
Example
40.7790593

Longitude The longitude of the place where the bird was seen.

Slug
longitude
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.Longitude
Type
String
Example
-73.9713533

Observation date When the observer saw the bird, in their local time. Some reports give a date with no time.

Slug
observation_date
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.ObservationDate
Type
Date with time (ISO8601)
Example
2020-07-08T04:17:06+05:00

Confirmed True if the report passed eBird's filters or a reviewer approved it.

Slug
observation_valid
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.Confirmed
Type
String
Example
true

Reviewed True if a reviewer has checked the report.

Slug
observation_reviewed
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.Reviewed
Type
String
Example
false

Checklist The eBird checklist that holds this sighting.

Slug
checklist_id
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.ChecklistId
Type
String
Example
S386171781

Checklist url A link to the eBird checklist that holds this sighting.

Slug
checklist_url
Filter code
Ebird.newSpeciesObservation.ChecklistUrl
Type
Web URL
Example
https://ebird.org/checklist/S386171781