Use case
A birding journal that keeps the story, not just the species
Feathers gives you a place to remember where you were, what happened, and why a sighting mattered, while still keeping the structure needed for long-term search and analysis.
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A birding session, from first sighting to lasting record.
Why journaling matters
A check list tells you what you saw. A journal keeps the shape of the day: the light, the place, the surprise, the reason a moment stuck with you. Feathers brings notes, media, tags, sessions, and exact coordinates together so those memories do not drift away from the underlying record.
It is built for birders who want something richer than scattered notes or a spreadsheet, but more structured than a plain diary entry.
If you want the product backstory behind that approach, start with A sighting-first approach to bird tracking.
It's all in the details.
Log precise locations and timestamps for each sighting, so you never forget exactly when and in what tree you saw your first Cerulean Warbler.
Mark your territory.
Draw geofences to create automatic yard, neighborhood, and custom area lists.
Get to know each species.
Build up species profiles that provide snapshots of your relationship with each species throughout your birding journey.
Track what matters.
Create custom tags for sightings and sessions to document what's meaningful to you.
Watch patterns unfold.
Learn more from your own sightings through shareable graphics and charts.
Stay connected.
Contribute to citizen science by seamlessly syncing sessions and sightings to eBird — Feathers complements eBird, it doesn’t replace it.
