Convert eBird to iNaturalist Observations - Instructions (Courtesy of Houston Audubon, Anna Vallery)
Do you love eBird or know an avid eBirder? Make their citizen science efforts count TWICE by uploading eBird checklists into iNaturalist during the 2020 City Nature Challenge period (April 24-27, 2020). Without photos or audio recordings, uploaded eBird checklists won’t be verifiable or become research grade, but they will still count towards our city’s overall City Nature Challenge total.
Log into eBird and head over to your eBird Checklists
Select the “View or Edit” option for the appropriate checklist
Click “Checklist Tools” at the upper, right-hand corner of the page and select “Download” from the dropdown box
Open the CSV files to your computer using Excel or a similar program
Edit that CSV file to match the format specified by iNaturalist at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/import#csv_import (this needs to be followed exactly or the upload will not work)
Once your file is appropriately formatted, upload it into iNaturalist by selecting the blue “upload” button on the same page
If you have questions, please email Anna Vallery, Houston Audubon representative for the Houston-Galveston coastal team, at avallery@houstonaudubon.org
