Bird Observation

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Bird Observation skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Bird Observation is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Birding by sight and sound — gestalt, song and call vocabulary, behavioral and habitat clues, and the discipline of producing eBird-grade records. Covers the vocabulary of bird field marks, the primary categories of vocalization, the habits of habitat-filtering, and the protocol for submitting records to a citizen-science database without degrading data quality. Use when the task is bird-specific observation or record-keeping.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Bird Observation includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section). At roughly 1,642 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Bird Observation fits the catalog

Bird Observation sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Birds are the organism class most commonly observed by naturalists, in part because they are visible, abundant, and vocal, and in part because the citizen-science infrastructure around them is more mature than for any other group. Bird observation is also the best-documented entry point into field naturalism, with a century of literature on how to identify, record, and understand what birds do. This skill covers the core of that practice: how to see them, how to hear them, how to interpret what they are doing, and how to produce records that contribute to research.

What this skill does

Bird Observation is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/bird-observation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the task is bird-specific observation or record-keeping.

Who uses this skill

The Bird Observation Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 119,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/bird-observation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/bird-observation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/bird-observation/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/bird-observation/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/bird-observation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\bird-observation\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Bird Observation Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/bird-observation/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Bird Observation skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Bird Observation skill?

Use Bird Observation when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Bird Observation" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Bird Observation skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Bird Observation is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Bird Observation [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/bird-observation/

BibTeX

@misc{bird-observation-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Bird Observation [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/bird-observation/}
}

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