AI Birding Companion for Claude | Bird ID Helper and Life List Journal | Digital Download

Know what you saw. See more next time.

Life List turns Claude into the patient birding friend who always knows what's around. It works through IDs the way experts do (place, season and shape first), tells you honestly how sure it is, keeps your lists tidy, and plans outings with realistic targets for your area and season.

This is a digital download of AI skills for Claude, the AI assistant by Anthropic. A skill is a set of expert instructions you add to your own Claude account. Nothing to print, no app to learn.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• Honest ID with confidence levels
• Life, year and trip lists
• eBird-friendly CSV
• Outing and trip plans
• Migration timing
• Hard-group guides
• Ethics, feeders and photography
• Updates for a year
• Bonus: the ID Helper skill
• Start Here guide (PDF) with two-minute setup steps

TRY ASKING
"What is this bird?" "Plan a spring morning at my local marsh." "Add these 12 birds to my year list."

HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT DOES
• Confidence levels: Confident, Likely, Possible, or Can't tell, and what would settle it.
• Rarities flagged: Common look-alikes first, then photos and an eBird report for review.
• Birds first: No sharing nest or roost locations, and careful advice on playback.
• No live sightings: It points you to eBird's recent sightings and alerts, instead of guessing.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Download your 3 files right after purchase (2 skill ZIPs and the Start Here PDF).
2. In Claude, open Customize, then Skills, click +, choose Upload a skill and pick each ZIP. Keep them zipped.
3. Start a new chat and ask: "I bird around my town and keep a simple list. Help me figure out a bird I saw this morning."

WHAT YOU NEED
• A Claude account (claude.ai). The free plan works: turn on code execution in Settings, Capabilities.
• This is a digital file. No physical item will be shipped.

AI DISCLOSURE
I designed and wrote these skills with AI assistance, under my own creative direction and review. When you use them, Claude (an AI) writes the answers.

GOOD TO KNOW
Life List gives birding guidance based on the information you provide. Identifications are suggestions with stated confidence. Follow local laws and birding ethics codes, and contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for injured birds.

LICENCE
Personal use by the buyer, in your own accounts. Please don't resell, share or publish the files. Made by What If Labs. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic.

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