Google Gadgets to View Recent eBird and eBird Trail Tracker Sightings - Version 1.1

Summary

These two Google gadgets provide a means to show eBird or eBird Trail Tracker (eTT) observations over the past few days on a web site or on your Google home page. These gadgets utilize the data provided by the eBird Recent Observations at Locations.That url delivers summary data about eBird and eTT observations made at an eBird hotspot or any other eBird or eTT location.

There are two separate gadgets, which display the same data, but are branded somewhat differently. One gadget has eTT branding while the other has pure eBird branding.

eTT-branded Gadget

Example

There is not yet an example installation of the eTT-branded gadget.

Installing This Gadget On Your Web Site

Ask your eTT customer service representative.

Details

The URL of this gadget: http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/114342207063001022759/ett-loc-recent.xml.

eBird-branded Gadget

Example

There is not yet an example installation of the eBird-branded gadget.

Setup

1. You will need the eBird location IDs (locIDs) of the locations for which you want to see data.
   1. For hotspots, these can be found using the list of eBird hot spots by region.
   2. For private locations, grab the values out of the "myLocs" parameter in the url for the eBird barcharts http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?cmd=changeLocation&getLocations=myLocs

Installing This Gadget on iGoogle

1. Go to http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/114342207063001022759/ebird-loc-recent.xml to add the gadget to your iGoogle page
2. Click the down arrow icon in the upper right corner of the gadget and select "Edit Settings". This will allow you to change the display to show sightings from the desired location(s). If you'd like to display data from multiple locations, enter them as a comma-separated list, e.g. 'L97555,L99381,L12313'.

Installing This Gadget On Your Web Site

1. Customize the look of the gadget.
   1. Open the Google Gadget customization page: http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhosting.gmodules.com%2Fig%2Fgadgets%2Ffile%2F114342207063001022759%2Febird-loc-recent.xml
   2. Replace the default location IDs with the ones you got from step one above. If you'd like to display data from multiple locations, enter them as a comma-separated list, e.g. 'L97555,L99381,L12313'.
   3. Configure how you want the gadget to look.
2. Copy the JavaScript code provided on that page.
3. Paste the JavaScript into a page on your own web site.

Details

The URL of this gadget: http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/114342207063001022759/ebird-loc-recent.xml.