How to Contribute
This site is only as good as the sightings people report. If you see a bird at Durham Central Park, submitting a checklist to eBird takes about two minutes and your observation will appear here later that day.
Submit via the eBird Mobile App
The eBird app (free for iOS and Android) is the easiest way to log sightings in the field.
- Open the app and tap Start a checklist.
- For location, search for Durham Central Park or use your GPS if you’re already there.
- Choose your observation type — Traveling if you walked around, Stationary if you stayed in one spot.
- Add each species you observed and the count (or tap “X” if you didn’t count).
- Tap Submit when you’re done. Your checklist is live on eBird immediately.
Submit via eBird.org
If you prefer a browser, you can submit directly on the eBird website.
- Go to ebird.org/submit and sign in (create a free account if you don’t have one).
- Click Start a checklist and search for the location Durham Central Park, Durham, NC.
- Enter your observation date, time, and duration.
- Add each species you saw. You can search by common name or scientific name.
- Click Submit checklist.
Tips for a good checklist
- Submit a complete checklist (reporting all species you detected) rather than just incidental sightings — it’s more valuable to science and more likely to be verified quickly.
- Include a count for each species, even an approximate one.
- Add a note or photo for any unusual species — this helps eBird reviewers confirm rare sightings faster, and they’ll show up with the rare badge here sooner.
- Sightings appear on this site usually later in the same day of submission.
New to birding?
The Merlin Bird ID app (also free, from Cornell) can help you identify what you’re seeing and hearing. It works well alongside eBird.