SERVE at Home is a way for your family to spread kindness and help our community on your own, anytime, anywhere! Work with your family and join birders across the world to record and share your bird sightings with Cornell University's Lab of Orinthology.

You will need a smart phone or computer for this activity. You can complete this activity on your own anytime during the month.

Activity Directions

To get started:

• Watch this introductory video to learn more about the eBird program.
• Create a Cornell Lab account HERE.
• Go outside to watch for birds! You can find them in your yard, at a park, on a walk or any place outdoors.
• Record what you see by taking photos and/or taking notes.
• Submit your bird sightings through your Cornelll Lab account.
• You can take photos of the birds you see and/or screenshots of the submissions you make to your Cornell Lab account to submit with your SERVE at Home form.

Activity Requirements

• This activity is great for all ages!
• To participate, you will need to create an eBird account HERE.
• Our program is designed to be a family experience. We want parents and caregivers to work alongside their child(ren) for all our Family Volunteering activities.

SERVE at Home Activity Format Information

Our SERVE at Home activities are a way for your family to spread kindness and help our community at a time that suits your busy schedule! If you are new to this format of service, be sure to read all the details in the link before you RSVP. SERVE at Home activities are usually listed on our calendar at the end of each month, and they should be completed at your family's convenience during that month unless a more specific deadline is outlined in the activity requirements.

Once your family gets started, be sure to take pictures as your family works together on this project so we can certify your submission when you are done. The photos submitted should clearly demonstrate all volunteer’s engagement in the specified SERVE at Home activity and should not be reused at any time.

After you RSVP, we will send you a confirmation email that includes a link to our SERVE at Home form for submission of the photos and information needed to cerifty that your family has completed this activity. This form must be submitted within 7 days of this calendar listing to earn service hours credit in our system, and submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted. SERVE at Home hours are entered manually and often take to 2-3 weeks for process.

More About Our Partner

eBird is among the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed annually by eBirders around the world and an average participation growth rate of approximately 20% year over year. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.