Field Chronicle for wildlife photographers
Keep shoot days, species, EXIF-rich photos, and gear in one wildlife journal so a trip is more than a camera roll.
Guides
Guides to your wildlife journal
Field Chronicle isn’t trying to be “another photo gallery”—it’s trying to be the operating system for your time in the field. The outing is the primary unit; photos, species, notes, and gear attach to it. These guides explain how each part works and which tools give birders, wildlife photographers, and nature lovers the most value.
How Field Chronicle fits
Other tools excel at editing, public checklists, or sharing. This guide explains what Field Chronicle is for—and how it sits beside them.
Start with how you go outside
Pick the kind of field time you have. Each guide points to the journal features that matter most for that way of looking.
Field Chronicle for birders
Grow a life list, log sightings, revisit patches, and see seasonal effort in one field journal built for birders.
Field Chronicle for nature lovers
A personal nature notebook for walks and weekends—outings, a few photos, and a simple home view without a specialist workflow.
Every part of the journal
Step through Field Chronicle section by section—what it does, how to use it, and why the outing (not the photo) is the spine of the journal.
Getting started with Field Chronicle
How to start a Field Chronicle wildlife journal—verify email, optional setup, first outing, a place on the map, and an optional sighting or photo.
Using Home in Field Chronicle
How the Field Chronicle Home dashboard works—quick links, activity widgets, and a quiet start to your wildlife journal.
Using Calendar and summary
See Field Chronicle outings on a calendar and review wildlife activity summaries across any range of time.
Using the Field Journal
Plan outings on a map, pin places, log species from the field, and keep visit notes so each Field Chronicle trip stays a living field record.
Using Sightings
Log wildlife sightings with species, notes, and photos, then browse every Field Chronicle observation across outings.
Using Species and your life list
Browse every species you have recorded in Field Chronicle, filter by group, and reopen notes, maps, and photos from one list.
Using the Photo library
Explore Field Chronicle wildlife photos by date, species, outing, or place—your field gallery with EXIF still attached.
Using Projects
Save Field Chronicle project filters over outings, species, sightings, notes, maps, and photos for ongoing wildlife study.
Using Field gear
Catalog cameras, lenses, and field kit in Field Chronicle so equipment stays organized beside your wildlife journal.
Using Social
Optionally share Field Chronicle outings with friends—a private journal first, with likes, a friends feed, and chat when you want them.
Using Settings
Adjust Field Chronicle language, appearance, Home widgets, privacy, live map recommendations, and Field Journal location types so the journal fits how you work.