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June eBirder of the Month Challenge
The eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by ZEISS, is all about documenting the environments that birds call home. With eBird Checklist Media, your habitat photos become an enduring visual record that others can learn from.
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Win a Free Spot in the Cornell Lab’s Gardening for Birds Course
There’s nothing more rewarding than helping birds to thrive. We’ve partnered with the Cornell Lab’s Bird Academy to help you fill your outdoor space with plants and natural features that give birds what they need.
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An Historic Global Big Day 2026: The Biggest Birding Day Ever
9 May 2026 will go down as a remarkable day in birding history. For the first time ever, Global Big Day birders documented more than 8,000 bird species in one day, a new world record, set by the largest community of bird enthusiasts ever united for a single event.
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