New BirdTrax gadget!

Sorry I have been away for a while, school has made it hard to make a new post. However, I have made a cool update to the blog.

I have a BirdTrax gadget on the side of the screen. BirdTrax is a new gadget that shows rarities, sightings, and eBird checklists of birds in your area. However, this is only for my area, which is around eastern Connecticut. I hope to use it to see rare birds and go to good places (you know, when the weather gets better). Anyways, I hope you enjoy it even if you don't live in CT. If you want one to, it is free and somewhat easy to install. If you have a blogger, you can get one by clicking on this link: http://www.birdventurebirding.com/2013/01/birdtrax-website-embedder.html. If you don't, use the description below to install on Google Site. Note: you will need to enter your latitude and longitude for each way. Unless you know it already, here is a good website for easily finding it:http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/latitudelongitude-finder/. You will need a Google account for both options.

Installing on blogger

Click on the link above. When you enter all the specifications, a code will appear on the bottom of the screen. It should be very long; you will need to use it later. Type "blogger.com" in a new tab on your browser. You should see your blog. On the little arrow next to the post list, click on it and scroll down on the options. Click on "Layout". Then, you should see something that kinda looks like your page. Find a place where you can add a gadget (a link that says "Add a gadget") and click on it. In Basics, scroll down until you see "HTML/JavaScript". Another window should pop up. Enter your title (something like BirdTrax gadget) and paste the code from the website into the "Content" box. Then, click "Save". Then, click the orange "Save Arrangement" button on the header above the layout page. A yellow window should pop up saying, "Your changes have been saved." with a "View Blog" link next to it. Click on "View Blog", and you should see your gadget there!

Installing on Google Sites

First, go to https://sites.google.com/. Click the red "Create" button on the left side of the site. It will let you choose a template and a name, but you can choose whatever you want. Make sure to type the code thingy on the bottom. Then, click on the red "Create button on the header. Make sure the URL you want is available; you can change it without changing your name. You should have a blank page. Click on the pencil button on the top right to edit the page. You should have another blank page. On the top right, click on "Insert", and then click on "More gadgets..." It should be in the bottom of the second column, with three dots as the icon on the left. You should get another window. On the left side, click on the option that says "Add gadget by URL". Enter this link in the box: https://birdtrax-explorer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/birdtrax.xml. Make sure to delete the http:// that automatically appears in the beginning. Click "Add". Then, customize your gadget for however you want. Make window size (375x450). Also check "Include a scrollbar on gadget when necessary". Then, click OK. You should see a grey box that says "Google Gadget" on it. Then, click "Save". You should have your gadget up on the site!

Thanks for reading those tedious instructions (if you did). I hope you like the BirdTrax gadget. If you have any problems downloading it, leave a comment here.