Pipe Merlin IDs straight to eBird checklists.
An AI confidence gate catches low-confidence IDs before they reach the dataset - so you stop retyping sightings you already confirmed.
The problem
Every confirmed Merlin ID sits in your phone while eBird waits for manual re-entry. The workflow is clunky: switch apps, retype species, double-check coordinates, submit under time pressure. One rushed entry introduces a low-confidence ID into a conservation dataset that researchers depend on - and there is no undo.
How it works
Glade pipes your Merlin IDs directly into eBird checklists and holds each one at an AI confidence gate before submission.
Link Merlin
Connect your Merlin account once and Glade reads your confirmed IDs in real time - no manual export, no copy-paste.
Gate confidence
Glade scores each ID and surfaces low-confidence calls for your review before anything touches eBird.
Submit clean
Approved IDs land in your eBird checklist automatically - no retyping, no duplicate entries, no last-minute guesswork.
Different becauseMerlin IDs birds. eBird stores them. Glade is the confidence gate between the two - the piece neither app was built to be.
What's inside
- 01
Merlin-to-eBird pipeline
IDs confirmed in Merlin flow directly into your Glade queue - no app switching, no retyping species names, no lost sightings.
- 02
AI confidence gate
Each ID is scored before it reaches eBird. Low-confidence calls are held for your review, not silently submitted to the dataset.
- 03
Configurable thresholds
Set the confidence floor that matches your standards - strict for county lifers, relaxed for common backyard species.
- 04
Dataset hygiene alerts
Glade catches duplicate submissions, out-of-range sightings, and coordinate mismatches before they reach the checklist.
- 05
Offline logging
Log sightings in the field without a signal and sync your complete checklist to eBird when you are back in range.
Built for
Jordan, 34, data-careful lister
Jordan submits 200+ eBird checklists a year and runs Merlin on every outing. After each session, they manually retype every species into eBird - a process that takes 10 to 20 minutes and introduces errors when they are tired or pressed for time. Jordan knows their records feed conservation research, which makes every low-confidence ID feel like a liability they are personally responsible for.
You probably
- →Uses Merlin on every outing but re-enters IDs into eBird by hand
- →Has skipped an eBird submission because the re-entry friction felt like too much
- →Worries that low-confidence IDs in their checklists are degrading datasets scientists depend on
Pre-launch pricing
Free
Core pipeline for casual listers.
- +Merlin-to-eBird pipeline
- +Basic AI confidence gate
- +Up to 100 IDs per month
- +Offline logging
Founder
Full pipeline for listers who take dataset quality seriously.
- +Unlimited IDs
- +Configurable confidence thresholds
- +Dataset hygiene alerts
- +Out-of-range and duplicate detection
- +Priority beta access
✓ 30-day money-back. No questions asked.
Pre-Order
Lifetime access at launch pricing. Lock it in before we ship.
- +Everything in Founder
- +Lifetime access
- +Founding member status
- +Direct input on confidence threshold defaults before public launch
✓ 30-day money-back. No questions asked.
Questions
No. Glade connects them. You still ID with Merlin and submit to eBird - Glade removes the manual re-entry and adds a confidence gate in between.
Glade scores each Merlin ID before it reaches your checklist. IDs below your configured threshold are held for your review - not automatically rejected, not silently submitted to the dataset.
That is the point. The confidence gate is built to catch the rushed or ambiguous IDs that degrade conservation datasets, without blocking the legitimate calls that would pass any review.
You do. Glade shows you a confidence score for each ID and lets you set the threshold. The gate is yours to configure - not a black box, not a fixed cutoff.
Yes. Log sightings in the field and Glade syncs your complete checklist to eBird when you are back in range.
Glade reads your confirmed IDs to build your checklist. Your ID data is never sold, shared, or used to train models.
We are building the core pipeline now. Waitlist members get beta access first and help calibrate the default confidence thresholds before public launch.
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Why this exists
Glade exists to protect the quality of conservation datasets by closing the gap between bird identification and checklist submission.
Merlin and eBird together cover billions of observations, but the bridge between them is still manual re-entry - a friction point that degrades the datasets both apps were built to build.
Built by birders who have lost count of how many low-confidence IDs they have accidentally submitted under time pressure.
Reach us: hello@waitlist.solutions