The birding community has long supported citizen science by reporting bird sightings to scientists. In our digital world, the most popular system for reporting bird sightings is run by Cornell Labs, ebird.org.
Sightings can be recored via the web or by using an iOS or Android phone app. It’s a fantastic system for reporting bird sightings, keeping your “life list” and finding out what birds have been seen in a specific area.
Unfortunately, the Ross’s Gull was taken by a Peregrine Falcon this last Saturday, resulting in an eBirds.org checklist by Peter Sole that will go down as one of the most classic checklists ever.