Phlock

What is Phlock?

Phlock is a simple tool for exploring recent bird sightings near any location. Enter a city, park, or address and Phlock will show you what species birders have reported there — as a sortable list or an interactive map.

All sighting data comes from eBird, the world's largest real-time bird observation database. Birders around the world submit checklists every day, so results are continuously updated with fresh observations.

How to use it

1. 1 Enter a location — type any city, park, address, or landmark, or tap Use my location to search from where you are now.
2. 2 Pick a hotspot (optional) — after entering a location, Phlock will suggest nearby eBird hotspots. Selecting one narrows results to observations logged at that specific site.
3. 3 Filter by species — type a species name with autocomplete to see only sightings of that bird. Or toggle Notable sightings only to surface rare or unusual species flagged by eBird reviewers.
4. 4 Set your range — choose how far out to search (up to 50 km) and how many days back to look (up to 30 days).
5. 5 View results — List View gives a sortable, filterable table with checklist links. Map View plots each sighting on an interactive map with species and count details.

Data sources