r/eBird

I love that eBird shows "top photos" of species in the context of a region... it's really great to see all of the fantastic shots that are captured in my area.

However, I find it frustrating when the Top Photos include multiple shots from the same checklist. For example, the Mourning Dove page for Stanislaus County in California: https://ebird.org/species/moudov/US-CA-099

In the top photos, we see two photos by Caleb Snarr taken on 4/28/2000. Additionally, there are three photos by Harold Reeve taken on 10/13/2024.

These are good shots, no doubt. But the effect of seeing several similar shots of the same individual bird(s) makes it seem like there are no other worthy options to display.

I'd like to propose that each "Top Photos" section only include one photo from each checklist, per species.

Doing so will "spread the love" to feature other unique shots from the region.

I’ve been working on Parjanya, an AI-native system for organizing and discovering large photo archives.

The idea is simple: instead of relying entirely on folders, filenames and manually maintained metadata, make the archive itself searchable and discoverable through AI.

I put together a short guide explaining the problem, approach and workflow:

https://parjanya.phagyul.ai/guide

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Appreciate your feedback 🙏 — especially on the approach, UX, usability and where you think AI can genuinely help with large personal or professional archives.

This year's World Migratory Bird Day theme highlights the role of citizen science in bird conservation.

The International Waterbird Census turns 60 this year. What started as coordinated counts has grown into a global data network — millions of birders contributing observations that directly inform conservation policy.

Every eBird checklist, every count, every note you submit becomes part of a larger picture. Population trends. Migration timing shifts. Habitat changes. The data tells the story.

**Oct 10** is the fall date (May 9 was spring). If you're already birding, you're already contributing.

More info: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/