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Life Observer

Every sighting counts. Keep them all.

Life Observer lets you log bird, wildlife and nature observations, build your lifetime life list, find species reported near you and share discoveries with a community of observers.

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Built for observers

Everything you need to record what you see, and to see what others are finding.

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Life Lists

Your personal record of every species you've observed. Log observations · Manage your life list · Share — or keep private · Cross-reference observations

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Life Alerts

Stay on top of what's being seen near you. Sightings in your area · Hot observations

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Research

Explore the observations the community has shared. Species and area lookups

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Community

Connect with other observers. Top Observers · Sightings Forum

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Education

Nature learning for kids and classrooms. Kids Corner · Teachers Corner

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Log a sighting in seconds

Common name and scientific name, where and when, GPS coordinates, a description and your photos — all in one observation. Tick Share to add it to the community's shared sightings.

How it works

Example observation

Common name
Red-tailed Hawk
Scientific name
Buteo jamaicensis
Location
Riverside trail, north meadow
When
Saturday, 7:42 am
Description
Circling over the meadow, then perched on a dead oak.
Shared
Yes

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your free account

    Sign in to see your life list and the latest hot observations from other members.

  2. 2

    Add a sighting

    Seen something? Add an observation: common and scientific name, where (address or GPS), when, what you saw and a photo.

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    Choose to share

    Tick Share to add the sighting to the community's shared observations — or keep it just for your life list.

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    Explore and connect

    Cross-reference species near a location, check sightings in your area, climb the Top Observers board and join the Sightings Forum.

Community

Top Observers & Sightings Forum

See who's posted the most sightings — all time, this week and this month — and swap stories in the forum.

Community features

Education

Kids Corner & Teachers Corner

Games like “Identify that Bird” for kids, and classroom activities for teachers.

Education features

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