Birding app
A birding app built around your own history
Most birding apps are built for identification or for science. Feather Journal is built for the record you keep for yourself.
Quick answer
Feather Journal is a birding app for keeping a personal record of your birding: identify birds, record sightings with photos and places, build a life list automatically, and keep a journal of your outings and trips.
Made for the field
- Mobile-first, with large targets and minimal typing
- Camera-first sighting entry
- Fast search across common name, scientific name and family
- Works comfortably one-handed on a trail
What you get
- Automatic life list from confirmed sightings
- Sightings with photos, places, counts and notes
- A journal, a personal birding map, trips and photo archive
- A public birding profile you control
How it compares
Merlin is excellent at identification. eBird is excellent for observation recording and citizen science. Birda adds community and challenges. Feather Journal focuses on one thing: a beautiful personal record of your birding life.
Common questions
Is Feather Journal free?
Yes — you can start free.
Does it replace eBird?
No. If you want your observations to support research, keep submitting to eBird. Feather Journal is your own record.