Date: 6/18/25 5:30 pm From: Luke Tiller via groups.io <luke.tiller...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Tonight's Pasadena Audubon Meeting - Everything you always wanted to know about eBird with John Garrett
Luke Tiller - President, Pasadena Audubon Society.
Everything you always wanted to know about eBird with John Garrett
Every year, birders around the world submit millions of observations to
eBird, helping to create one of the largest biodiversity datasets ever
assembled. In this talk, John Garrett shares how that information is being
used to advance science and conservation—and just as importantly, how
birders can use eBird to sharpen their skills, find birds more effectively,
and contribute to something bigger in the process. We’ll also look at how
data quality is maintained behind the scenes and why your checklist really
does matter.
John Garrett is a Project Coordinator at eBird. His role is focused on
scaling our data quality process as eBird continues to grow; this involves
coordinating eBird’s team of 2000+ reviewers as well as steering and
testing new developments on web and mobile. While he now lives in Ithaca,
NY, he is from Pasadena and occasionally helps review eBird records for Los
Angeles County.
