Pondlog eBird MCP

An open-source MCP server that provides 21 tools for interacting with the eBird API v2, enabling AI agents to retrieve bird observations, hotspots, checklists, and taxonomy data. It is part of the Pondlog suite which aggregates nature data sources for developers and AI applications.

Package and access

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What you can do with it

Retrieve bird observations near specific coordinates
Access eBird hotspot data for popular birding locations
Fetch checklists submitted by users
Query taxonomy information for bird species

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.6-1

mcp-registry: io.github.andrewschristison/pondlog-ebird@0.1.6-1 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@pondlog/mcp-ebird 0.1.5

npm

@pondlog/mcp-ebird package definition

{
  "version": "0.1.5",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pondlog/mcp-ebird",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "EBIRD_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "eBird API key (free at ebird.org/api/keygen)"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pondlog-ebird-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-ebird@0.1.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EBIRD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pondlog-ebird-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-ebird@0.1.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EBIRD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "pondlog-ebird-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-ebird@0.1.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EBIRD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pondlog-ebird-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pondlog/mcp-ebird@0.1.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EBIRD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EBIRD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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