YardBirder.net is an easy way to keep track of birds you have seen. It was originally designed to only keep track of yard lists. However, thanks to feedback from users, it has expanded to be able to keep track of life lists, or whatever other bird lists you want to keep. Register to see how easy it is. Lists are accessible through a unique URL so that you can share it with others. Our goal is to make this an easy and fun site to use so please try it out and give us feedback.
Yes, you can share your yard list with anyone by sending them the URL for your page. However, only you can modify your list. A link to your yard list may also be posted on the yardlists page.
Currently, the database used for spell-checking and sorting birds in taxonomic order is only loaded with birds from the American Ornithologists Union (see this question about taxonomic order). If this is preventing you from using the site and/or you know of a free list of all the world's birds in taxonomic order, please let us know.
Your lists are automatically saved as you add or delete birds. Leave and/or sign out any time and they will be there when you come back.
If you are signed in, each bird on your list has a small grey "x" next to it. Click the "x" to delete the entry, then re-add the correct entry with the add bird form.
If you are signed in, click on the "Edit your info" link in the top-right corner.
If you are signed in, click on the "Your lists" link in the top-right corner. Then, click on the "modify list setting" link next to the list you want to change.
Taxonomic order is the scientific ordering. The taxonomic ordering of birds on YardBirder.net is based on the American Ornithologist's Union's checklist as of January 28, 2008. More information about this list can be found here: http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3.
A bird in parenthesis (and at the end of a taxonomic list) didn't match any of those listed in our database of North American birds. This might be because:
If you have a dated list but want to enter birds for which you do know the date, make the date field completely blank when adding the bird. The bird will be listed in the "undated" section towards the bottom of your list.
YardBirder.net is developed and maintained by Christopher Eagan: a husband, father, software engineer, computer systems consultant, and novice birder in Seattle, Washington. He can be reached using the feedback feature. His yard list is here.