The message says that there's an error sending list or smth

Apologies if this has been posted before... I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong but the additional data I add via the website like age/sex isn't appearing in the app when I check my submitted checklist. The only info that appears is the number of birds observed, my comment and photos. The attached photos show my submission for a pair of goldfinches. I added age/sex which appears in the web version bit it isn't displaying in the app. This has happened with all of my submissions. How do I get this to show? Is there a setting that controls this?

Hey guys, I'm a huge planner for trips and wildlife sightings but as we all know you can't really plan for wildlife. BUT! I've been trying to make that process less painful for myself

I posted here a couple months ago about a map tool I built that visualizes eBird, iNaturalist and other sightings in real time and had pretty positive feedback from this community.

The goal is to create an app that is more user friendly, more fun, and packed with features that eBird lacks.

I've added stuff like detailed filters, rarity systems for animals, bucketlists, with goals in the future to have migration paths, wildlife trails and much more.

Just shipped the iOS app. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/wildmap-tracker/id6765543369

Would love feedback from anyone, especially from any hardcore iNaturalist or eBird users on things they love and hate about those apps.

Thanks a ton!

Started the great divide trail, in Coleman right now. Hiking from USA border, past Jasper and into some randomass prov park. 1000 miles, gonna take 2 months.

It looks like one person attempted to do ebird while on the gdt. But she only did less then half the trail and just did a single incidental checklist for the 20km hike that day, kinda useless.

Gdt aint no at or pct, gotta do 8 day food carries, to a random small town post office to get food you mailed yourself.

Ima do a 1 hour survey every morning in my tent and drop a stationary 5 min every couple km. Ima light the gdt up like a string of christmas lights. Already got 3 new species.

John Stamos, over and out

Hi everyone,

I want to share something I’ve been working on, but more importantly, I want honest opinions from experienced birders.

I’ve been struggling with something that might sound familiar:

When I go birdwatching — especially casual backyard birding — my notes are often inconsistent.

Sometimes I write too much, sometimes too little, and over time I realized I couldn’t easily compare observations across different days or locations.

So I started building a structured bird observation system.

But I’m honestly not sure if this is useful in real birding practice, or if it just overcomplicates something that should stay simple.

🪶 What I designed (still experimental)

It’s a structured field sheet system with:

• Basic field conditions (date, location, weather, time, light)
• Observation type (seen / heard / photographed)
• Behavior notes (feeding, flying, nesting, etc.)
• Habitat description
• Space for sketch or photo
• Species identification section (name + scientific name)

The idea is to separate:
👉 “what happened in the field”
👉 vs “what the bird is”

And make long-term comparison easier.

⚖️ My doubt (this is where I need your help)

Part of me thinks this is useful.

But another part of me wonders:

• Do birders actually want structure?
• Or does structure kill the spontaneity of birding?
• Is this solving a real problem or just a “designer problem”?

📸 I attached 2 sample pages I designed

I’d really appreciate feedback on whether this makes sense in real field conditions.

❓ Questions for experienced birders:

• How do you currently record your sightings?
• Do you prefer free notes or structured logs?
• What would you remove or add to something like this?
• Would you actually use a system like this in the field?

I’m not trying to promote anything here — I’m genuinely trying to understand how people actually think about field documentation in birding.

Appreciate any honest feedback.