{"id":15814,"date":"2023-03-21T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=15814"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:25:24","slug":"how-can-i-share-my-bird-photos-with-the-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/how-can-i-share-my-bird-photos-with-the-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Share My Bird Photos With the Cornell Lab?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;re constantly thankful that people share so many wonderful images with us. 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Note that photos can only be shared on eBird if they are attached to a checklist, which means they must be taken at the same time and in the same location as the checklist. This media is then viewable by other eBird users through our <a href=\"https:\/\/search.macaulaylibrary.org\/catalog\">eBird\/Macaulay Library media search&nbsp;function<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">New to eBird? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to eBird\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-t-0xAjxakw?feature=oembed&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/about\">eBird<\/a> is easy to use and unites you with a global community that helps science understand and protect birds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/academy.allaboutbirds.org\/product\/ebird-essentials\/\">free eBird into course<\/a> that will show you everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By uploading photos to eBird checklists, users agree to make them available to the Cornell Lab for use in various projects like illustrating species accounts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/\">All About Birds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsoftheworld.org\/bow\/home\">Birds of the World<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home\">eBird<\/a>. eBird checklists and photos also power the Cornell Lab&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/merlin.allaboutbirds.org\/\">Merlin Bird ID app<\/a> that can identify over 10,000 species thanks to members of the public who submit checklists. Photos train <a href=\"https:\/\/support.ebird.org\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/48000966224\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.ebird.org\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/48000966224\">Merlin Photo ID<\/a>, which is part of the Merlin Bird ID app\u2014that means your photo may help millions of people around the world identify birds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a separate option, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdcount.org\/learn\/photos\/\">Great Backyard Bird Count also has photo sharing<\/a> as part of their weekend event in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have Questions About A Photo, like &#8220;What Bird is This?&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you&#8217;ve got a question about a photo but you don&#8217;t want to share it with others? You can always send pictures for ID and other questions to the Cornell Lab: <a href=\"mailto:cornellbirds@cornell.edu\">cornellbirds@cornell.edu<\/a>. 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