About BirdingHotspots.org

The Birding Hotspots website collects tips for birding from birders and descriptions and maps of eBird hotspots from eBird and other websites. In eBird, hotspots are shared locations where birders may report their bird sightings to eBird. Hotspots provide birders with information about birding locations where birds are being seen. BirdingHotspots.org is not affiliated with eBird.

eBirdeBird is a real-time, online checklist program that has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. Jointly sponsored by the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University and the National Audubon Society, eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution.

BirdingHotspots.org is an open source project. You can view or contribute to the code on GitHub. We also release most of the images and content into the Public Domain. Learn More.

Meet the Team

Ken Ostermiller
Ken created and manages the website. He is a volunteer hotspot reviewer for eBird.

Adam Jackson
Adam is a software developer that recently joined team.

Regional Editors

Alabama, US

  • Matthew Middleton

Arizona, US

  • Ann Johnson
  • Andrew Core
  • Noah Henkenius

Arkansas, US

  • Ariana Remmel
  • Devin Moon
  • Patty McLean
  • Daniel Scheiman
  • Ty Sharro
  • Betty Evans
  • Rhett Raibley

California, US

  • Martin Freeland
  • Geoffrey Helmbold
  • Jamie Chavez
  • Tera Ray
  • Linus Blomqvist
  • Kevin Enns-Rempel
  • Matthew Grube
  • Kevin Thomas
  • Liam Huber
  • Harold Reeve
  • Tom Benson
  • Dan Singer
  • Rita Carratello
  • Connor Cochrane
  • Asher Perla
  • Conor McMahon
  • Don Roberson
  • Matthew Page
  • Mike Ray

Colorado, US

  • Cyndy Johnson
  • David Suddjian
  • Ann Johnson
  • Charles Hundertmark
  • Diane Roberts
  • Kathy Dunning
  • Laura Steadman
  • John Rutenbeck

Connecticut, US

  • Noah Henkenius

Georgia, US

  • Matthew Middleton
  • Wes Hatch

Hawaii, US

  • Martin Freeland

Illinois, US

  • Jason Newton
  • Nathan Goldberg
  • Mary Sturtevant
  • Eric Secker

Indiana, US

  • Bob Guth
  • James Mitchell

Idaho, US

  • Karen Viste-Sparkman
  • Ann Johnson
  • Carl Lundblad

Iowa, US

  • Ann Johnson
  • Aaron Brees

Kansas, US

  • Matt Gearheart
  • Ann Johnson
  • Nick Varvel

Kentucky, US

  • Roseanna Denton
  • Ronan O'Carra
  • James Wheat

Maine, US

  • Louis Bevier
  • Gail Presley
  • Noah Henkenius

Massachusetts, US

  • Noah Henkenius

Michigan, US

  • Will Keller
  • Caleb Putnam
  • Chace Scholten

Missouri, US

  • Ann Johnson
  • Edge Wade
  • Kevin Wehner
  • Allen Gathman

Maryland, US

  • Michelle Browning
  • Duncan Bishop
  • Laura Wolf

Montana, US

  • Thomas Kallmeyer

Nebraska, US

  • William Flack
  • Ann Johnson
  • Ross Silcock
  • Kathy DeLara

New Hampshire, US

  • Noah Henkenius

New Mexico, US

    North Dakota, US

    • Anuj Ghimire
    • Scott Ray
    • Ann Johnson

    Ohio, US

    • Chris Lamb
    • Joe Wojnarowski
    • Kate Bedor
    • Fred Dinkelbach

    Rhode Island, US

    • Noah Henkenius

    South Dakota, US

    • Roger Dietrich
    • Mick Zerr
    • Ann Johnson
    • Chris Anderson

    Texas, US

    • Fay Ratta
    • Berri Moffett
    • Jennifer Miller
    • Kade Jackson
    • David Sarkozi
    • Brandon Nooner
    • Bob White
    • Jeff Johnson
    • Nick Glover
    • Oscar Johnson
    • Jesse Huth
    • Suanne Pyle
    • Rhett Raibley
    • Kay Zagst
    • Dell Little

    Vermont, US

    • Kyle Jones
    • Noah Henkenius

    Virginia, US

    • Steve Johnson
    • Amanda Dymacek
    • Duncan Bishop

    Washington, US

    • Edward Pullen

    Wisconsin, US

    • Sam Corbo

    Pennsylvania, US

    • Daniel Sloan
    • Chrystal Ashby
    • John Drake
    • Franklin Haas
    • Jeff Kenney
    • Lisa Doud
    • Ryan Johnson
    • Noah Henkenius

    Oklahoma, US

    • Ann Johnson

    North Carolina, US

    • David Hart
    • Andrew Thornton

    New York, US

    • Lindsey Duval
    • Ben Cacace
    • Ryan Johnson

    District of Columbia, US

    • Duncan Bishop

    Delaware, US

    • Daniel Sloan

    New Jersey, US

    • Kade Jackson
    • James Lukenda
    • Ryan Johnson

    South Carolina, US

    • Aaron Given

    Ontario, Canada

    • Mike Burrell

    Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    • Vernon Buckle

    British Columbia, Canada

    • Andrew Cauldwell

    Namibia

    • Jacob Henry

    Faroe Islands

    • Svein-Ole Mikalsen

    United Arab Emirates

    • Paul Jaquith
    • Tommy Petersen
    • Marios Mantzourogiannis

    Tajikistan

    • Philip Steiner

    South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

    • Thomas Kallmeyer

    Antarctica

    • Thomas Kallmeyer

    Colima, Mexico

    • Ann Johnson