Allow auto-location so trips start from where you are. Three steps, with the buttons at the bottom:
Plan
Select route β enter a destination and tap Route, then compare the choices (miles, time, hotspots, rarities) and pick one, on the cards or on the map.
Map
Select hotspots β tap a hotspot to add it as a stop (the row turns green), drag green rows to set the order, and tap β for details.
Navigate
Navigate β the map follows you and lists the stops ahead; tap End navigation when you're done.
Plan options
Top (default) β hotspots with a designation: Trophy, Hidden gem, Notable rarities, Reliable or a Top-10 rank. Top and Main are either/or.
Main β the hotspots with 200+ species along the route
Notable β hotspots with a notable bird reported this week; with Top or Main, shown as well (either/or)
Local β when on, skip hotspots within 20 mi of your start
Highways β when on, route around highways and interstates
Tolls β when on, route around toll roads
Map
Alt 1A route choice β distance and hotspot count; tap it (or its line) to select
ABStart and destination
1Your stops, in visit order
Hotspot, colored by species count; tap for details
Table
224Species recorded at the hotspot
2miDetour by road: β€ 5 mi, 5β10 mi, over 10 mi
Co. #4Top-10 rank in its county (π state, π₯ USA)
πTrophy β one of the outstanding hotspots
πHidden gem β great birding, rarely visited
βNotable rarities β rare birds turn up here
βReliable β consistently good on a typical visit Only the highest of these is shown in the table.
!Notable bird (ABA 1β2) reported this week (twitcher)
!!Rarity (ABA 3β5) reported this week (twitcher)
iHotspot details: ranks, quality chart, notable records
β Special filter β only hotspots with a type, rank or rarity
Top bar
mi / hDistance and drive time to the destination
24Hotspots along the selected route
3Recent rarities β tap to list only those hotspots