Chase Report was developed to make recent rare-bird reports easier to
follow without having to sift through long lists of eBird sightings and
rare bird alerts. It’s free, requires no account or login, and has already
found a substantial following among Washington birders, with over 2500
birders having used it and about 50 users every day even in November. Select
Washington from the state menu.
For example, the Common Ringed Plover was prominently featured throughout
its stay in August. The Snohomish County Vermilion Flycatcher is also
listed, although its “likely present” assessment has become less certain
with no new eBird reports in about four days. That doesn’t necessarily mean
it has left—just that recent confirmation is lacking.
Chase Report brings together recent eBird reports, highlights higher-level
rarities, and groups sightings to help you follow a continuing bird. You
can see when it was last reported and an estimate of whether it is likely
still present, along with links to the underlying reports. Filters help
narrow the display to the birds and areas that interest you.
The app updates automatically every 15 minutes on weekends and every hour
during the week. It also offers rarity alerts through Telegram, so you can
receive notifications without having to remember to check the website.
The goal is to make it easier to spot a significant rarity among all the
locally unusual sightings—and hear about it while there’s still an
opportunity to go.
I share the appreciation for timely reports here on Tweeters. Please keep
those coming! Chase Report provides another way to keep up when a sighting
makes it into eBird but never reaches this list.
