Date: 6/21/25 12:42 pm From: K Springer <springer0707...> Subject: Calling All Birders: Ask eBird to Restore Checklist Editing Options
For anyone who IS using eBird and is extremely frustrated by not being able
to edit the date and time features, I highly recommend sending the letter
below to eBird.
I’m writing as a long-time eBird user who truly appreciates the platform
and what it’s done for both birders and science. However, I’m extremely
frustrated by the recent change that prevents users from editing the
duration and distance of a checklist after submission.
There are many legitimate reasons why users might need to adjust these
values:
Forgetting to stop tracking on time
Entering a checklist manually without using GPS
Stopping a checklist prematurely by accident
Fixing honest typos or corrections after reviewing the checklist
Trying to maintain data accuracy after the fact
Preventing edits to effort information actually makes it harder to ensure
accurate data, especially for those of us who take that responsibility
seriously. It’s frustrating to have no way to fix small mistakes that we
notice later — and this is already causing people to avoid submitting
checklists or abandon eBird altogether.
Please consider reinstating the option to edit time and distance. Even a
limited window for corrections, or allowing changes with a confirmation or
reason, would be a huge improvement.
Thanks for all the great work you do — and I hope you’ll take this feedback
to heart.
