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Summary

Provides This API provides a summary of eBird and eTT observations for an eBird hotspot, over the past few days. Two different Google gadgets are also provided which consume this data.

Google Gadgets

eTT-branded Gadget

The sample gadget utilizing this API: http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/ett-byloc.xml.

Example of this gadget on a page: http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/sample/sample-estero-llano.html

Using this gadget

  1. You will need the eBird location ID (LOC_ID) of the eTT site. You can get this in one of two ways:
    1. Ask your eTT customer service representative.
    2. Find it in this list: http://ebird.org/ws1.0/data/hotspot/list?countryCode=US
  2. To add this gadget to a web page that you manage: http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/ett-byloc.xml. Replace the default "Hot spot location ID" with the one you got from step one above. Configure how you want the gadget to look. Then copy the JavaScript code provided on that page, and include it onto your own web page.

eBird-branded Gadget

Google Gadgets

There are Google Gadgets with eBird Trail Tacker and eBird branding which can be used to consume the data provided by this API. Information about using those gadgetsThe sample gadget utilizing this API: http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/ebird-byloc.xml.

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