Description
Returns a list of recent observations at birding locations.
This is part of the [eBird version 1.1 API].
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URL
Base URL
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/loc/recent
Examples
Minimal:
http://ebird.org/ws1.1/data/obs/loc/recent?r=L99381
Fully specified:
Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Name |
Required |
Default |
Value Options |
Example Value |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
back |
|
14 |
1 - 30 integer |
7 |
the number of days back to look for observations |
maxResults |
|
|
1 - 10000 integer |
10 |
the maximum number of result rows to return in this request; to get all results do not include this parameter |
detail |
|
simple |
simple, full |
simple |
toggle to restrict results to either all or a subset of sighting fields. see [result field descriptions] |
locale |
|
en_US |
Java standard locale codes |
fr_CA |
Language/locale of response (when translations are available). See http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html. |
fmt |
|
xml |
json, xml |
json |
format of the response |
r |
yes |
|
any hotspot locID |
L99381 |
Code(s) for region of interest; here, regions are any locID. LocIDs that are not valid are ignored. Maximum of 10 locIDs. |
includeProvisional |
|
false |
true,false |
false |
set to true if you'd like flagged records that have not yet been reviewed to be included in the results |