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

Kentucky

  • Roseanna Denton
  • Ronan O'Carra
  • James Wheat

Ohio

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

Alabama

  • Matthew Middleton

Georgia

  • Matthew Middleton
  • Wes Hatch

California

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

Hawaii

  • Martin Freeland

Ontario

  • Mike Burrell

Arkansas

  • Ariana Remmel
  • Devin Moon
  • Patty McLean
  • Daniel Scheiman
  • Betty Evans

Texas

  • Berri Moffett
  • Jennifer Miller
  • Jeff Johnson
  • Debi Shearwater
  • Oscar Johnson

Arizona

  • Ann Johnson
  • Andrew Core
  • Noah Henkenius

Iowa

  • Ann Johnson
  • Aaron Brees

Missouri

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

Michigan

  • Will Keller
  • Caleb Putnam
  • Chace Scholten

Virginia

  • Amanda Dymacek

Maine

  • Louis Bevier
  • Gail Presley
  • Noah Henkenius

Illinois

  • Mary Sturtevant

Massachusetts

  • Noah Henkenius

Rhode Island

  • Noah Henkenius

Vermont

  • Noah Henkenius

Connecticut

  • Noah Henkenius