My Next Lifer
MY NEXT LIFER
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Your next lifer
is waiting.

My Next Lifer shows you what birds you've never seen before — near any location, any time. Filter by your life list, explore hotspots, and share your target list before you pack your binoculars.

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No cost No ads Just lifers Desktop & mobile
© Steve Cherrier
Find your lifers
Upload your eBird life list once, then search any location. Every nearby species you've never recorded is instantly flagged — focused, filtered, and ready to plan around.
Plan your trip
See where each species was last reported and which hotspots have the most activity. Set your radius, adjust your date range, and build your target list before you leave home.
Share your targets
A formatted target list, ready to send. Plain text for WhatsApp or your guide, or a fully linked document with every species tied to its eBird page — lifer and rare tags included.
The app

Everything you need
in one place

An interactive map shows every reporting hotspot. The species list updates in real time as you adjust your radius, date range, or filters.

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My Next Lifer desktop app — San Diego bird search showing species list and map
Sighting hotspots Rare / notable species New lifer tag
Built for birders

For the field.
For the plan.

Whether you're scouting a new patch before dawn or planning a trip to the Andes, My Next Lifer is built around your life list, not just your location.

  • eBird-flagged rare species highlighted instantly — never miss a notable
  • Click any map pin to see exactly which species were reported at that hotspot
  • Link directly to individual eBird checklists to verify sightings
  • Drop a pin anywhere on the map to search from that exact point
Great Egret with fish — photo by Steve Cherrier
My Next Lifer export — linked target list with eBird species links
Target lists

Send your guide
exactly what you want

Export your target species as plain text or as a fully linked document — every species connected to its eBird page, every sighting linked to its checklist.

  • Plain text — paste-ready for WhatsApp, email, or any notes app
  • Linked list — copy into Gmail or Google Docs with live links preserved
  • Includes location, date range, and lifer / rare tags
Mobile-first

Works on any device.
No app required.

My Next Lifer is a web app — open it in any browser on any phone, tablet, or computer. Nothing to download. Nothing to update.

  • Map and species list work seamlessly on mobile browsers
  • One-tap GPS — instantly find birds where you're standing
  • Full filter controls in a swipeable drawer — lifers, rare, radius, date
  • Export your target list right from the field, in seconds
My Next Lifer on mobile — map with species list drawer
Setup

Up and running
in two minutes

01
Create your account
Sign up with your email and connect your free eBird API key — a one-time step that takes about 60 seconds. My Next Lifer searches eBird on your behalf.
02
Upload your life list
Download your data export from ebird.org and upload the CSV. After that, every search instantly highlights your potential lifers.
03
Go get your lifer
Type any location, set your radius and date range, and see every bird you've never recorded — highlighted, ranked by recency, and ready to target. Export your list and head out.

All bird data sourced from eBird.org, managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Now in beta

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Data: eBird.org · eBird API terms · Photos © Steve Cherrier