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Birds to Look For This Week

A fully client-side BirdersUnite planner that turns public iNaturalist observations into a local birding forecast, seasonal bird checklist, and nearby bird sightings view.

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A field-planning estimate, not a guarantee

When you are about to leave for a park, beach, pond, or neighborhood walk, the useful question is simple: what birds should I look for near this place right now?

Birds to Look For This Week is a browser-only local birding forecast. It uses public iNaturalist observations to compare nearby bird sightings from the last few days with the seasonal bird checklist suggested by previous years. The result is not a scientific prediction. It is a practical field-planning estimate that helps you notice common local birds, possible migrants, recent spikes, and unusual reports worth reading about before you go outside.

Use it before a walk, then let the actual place correct the list. Weather, habitat, observer effort, privacy rules, and plain luck all shape what appears in public data.

Local birding forecast

Build a seasonal bird checklist for a real place

Choose a location, radius, and recent date window. The planner compares nearby bird sightings from the last few days with past observations from the same season, then ranks species for a practical field walk.

Selected place

Choose a location to start

A ranked list will appear here after you pick a place. Results are a field-planning estimate based on public observations, not a scientific forecast.

Responsible birding

Use the forecast gently

Public observation data is useful, but it is biased toward places people visit, birds people photograph, and species that are easy to identify. Absence of nearby bird sightings does not mean absence of birds.

Treat the results as a starting checklist, not a chase order. Keep distance, stay on open paths, avoid disturbing nests or sensitive species, and never use playback or crowding to force a bird into view.