Why won’t the “Add a Species” button work?

When you click on the “Add a Species” button, a window comes up for you to enter the species name. As you start typing the name, a drop down list will appear. Select the species from the drop down list.

Note that the system requires the currently accepted spelling of the species name and the accepted use of punctuation characters, including hyphens, apostrophes, etc. Try entering the first 4 letters of the name, or try entering the most common part of the name. For example, if Oregon Junco didn’t come up, you could try entering “Junco.” That would bring up all juncos, and then you could choose the Oregon subspecies from the list.

If the species name does not come up at all, it may already be on your checklist, the name may have changed, or it may not have been reported by a participant before. You can search the name online to determine if the name has changed. If you still are not able to find the species, please Request Technical Support.

Note that the button to add the selected species will not activate until you select a species name from the drop down list. If you do not see a drop down list, try typing only part of the species name. The species must be selected from the list, even if what you type is exactly the same as the species name on the list.