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I build things
to learn things.

Tools I wanted for myself, then shared in case they're useful to someone else.

Local Wildlife Finder

Type in a city or ZIP and see which birds, plants, and insects people have actually been spotting near you. It's a local field guide for the place you live, built on iNaturalist's research-grade observations within about 40 km.

Field Guide Birds · Plants · Insects Built solo 2026

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localbackyardwildlife.com

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A look inside

Around sixty species for the place and month you pick.

Ranked by how often each species is observed. You can see what's typical for a given month, or what's turned up in the last week, for any location.

40km

Search radius

Close enough to go look.

iNat

Data source

iNaturalist research-grade observations.

Monthly

Refresh cadence

A new list each calendar month.

One species a week,
plus a few longer reads.

The grid shows what's around right now. There's also a featured species each week, and longer write-ups on how to recognize things and live alongside them.

Species of the Week

A focused profile, refreshed every Monday.

Field Notes & Guides

Longer reads on recognizing what you see and planting for it.

Gear list

Tools and gear worth having when you head out to look.

02 · In the workshop

Planning a Fall 2026 launch.

A calmer way to study for a big exam.

A plan for the stretch between deciding to sit a big exam and actually sitting it. It breaks into four phases and paces itself around your study materials, so your prep stays steady instead of piling up at the end.

In the workshop now; aiming for a Fall 2026 launch.

Study planner In progress Fall 2026

studyplanner.app · preview

Sneak peek