Date: 1/17/26 9:35 am From: Ann Chavtur <achavtur...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] e-bird question
The images are vetted by reviewers but also eBird has gotten a lot smarter.
Late last year an update to eBird made a change such that eBird itself is
checking the image for accuracy. On a safari trip to Africa our guide told
us that bird we spotted was a Northern Fiscal. When I uploaded my image to
eBird, the app told me the image I uploaded was a different Fiscal. I was
very surprised because I had not had that happen before. It was a pretty
cool check and I got a new life bird in the process. Of course this only
works if you have a good clear image where the bird is identifiable. Since
then I have had eBird flag an image after upload when I put the picture
against the wrong bird in the list. It will even provide the button to move
it to the correct bird in the list. (No more embarrassing emails when a
reviewer points out you switched your Yellow Warbler and Yellow-rumped
Warbler images on upload.)
Ann Chavtur
Monument
On Friday, January 16, 2026 at 1:45:51 PM UTC-7 Josh Bruening wrote:
> Tom,
>
> If you are referring to the eBird/Merlin photo ID program, here is an
> article about that topic with a helpful link that goes much deeper into the
> process.
>
> Merlin Photo ID : Help Center
> <https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000966224-photo-id> >
> Josh Bruening
> Fort Collins
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM tom none <jtcu......> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know whether the photos used by e-bird for photo ID are
>> vetted for accuracy or do they just depend on what the observer lists?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom Curtis
>>
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