This is a client to interact with the ebird 2.0 API.
Written in TypeScript to improve usage ergonomics.
$ npm install ebird-clientExample in TypeScript.
import EbirdClient, { Detail } from "ebird-client";
const ebird = new EbirdClient(process.env.API_KEY!); //Get your API_KEY from eBird
const denver = {
latitude: 39.742043,
longitude: -104.991531,
};
ebird.recentNearbyNotableObservations({
lat: denver.latitude,
lng: denver.longitude,
maxResults: 2,
})
.then((data) => console.log(data));[ { "speciesCode": "lbbgul",
"comName": "Lesser Black-backed Gull",
"sciName": "Larus fuscus",
"locId": "L2141651",
"locName": "Valmont Overlook (Legion Park)",
"obsDt": "2019-03-30 18:05",
"howMany": 1,
"lat": 40.016268,
"lng": -105.1891619,
"obsValid": false,
"obsReviewed": false,
"locationPrivate": false },
{ "speciesCode": "easpho",
"comName": "Eastern Phoebe",
"sciName": "Sayornis phoebe",
"locId": "L271803",
"locName": "Stalker Lake State Wildlife Area",
"obsDt": "2019-03-30 17:17",
"howMany": 1,
"lat": 40.0853843,
"lng": -102.2761784,
"obsValid": false,
"obsReviewed": false,
"locationPrivate": false } ]
Refer to the ebird 2.0 API docs for usage.