Fields in {color:#006600}green{color} are included in the results only if the input parameter detail=simple (default). If detail=full then all result fields will be included.
| *Field* \\ | *Description* \\ |
| {color:#006600}commonName{color} | species common name.  not included in the 'simple' detail if a scientific name was specified as an input parameter \\ |
| {color:#006600}scientificName{color} \\ | species scientific name. not included in the 'simple' detail if a scientific name was specified as an input parameter |
| {color:#006600}obsDt{color} | observation date formatted according to [ISO 8601|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601] (e.g. 'YYYY-MM-DD', or 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm').  Hours and minutes are excluded if the observer did not report an observation time. \\ |
| {color:#006600}howMany{color} | The number observed.  Not included if only presence was noted \\ |
| {color:#006600}locID{color} | unique identifier for the location \\ |
| {color:#006600}locName{color} | location name \\ |
| {color:#006600}lat{color} | latitude of the location \\ |
| {color:#006600}lng{color} | longitude of the location |
| {color:#660099}subnational2Code{color} | county code \\ |
| {color:#660099}subnational2Name{color} | county name \\ |
| {color:#660099}subnational1Code{color} | state/province ISO code \\ |
| {color:#660099}subnational1Name{color} | state/province name \\ |
| {color:#660099}countryCode{color} | country ISO code \\ |
| {color:#660099}countryName{color} | country name \\ |
| {color:#660099}firstName{color} | observer's first name \\ |
| {color:#660099}lastName{color} | observer's last name \\ |
| {color:#660099}subID{color} | submission ID \\ |
| {color:#660099}obsID{color} | observation ID \\ |
| {color:#660099}checklistID{color} | checklist ID \\ |
| {color:#660099}obsReviewed{color} | 'true' if obs has been reviewed.  'false' otherwise \\ |
| {color:#660099}obsValid{color} | 'true' if obs has been deemed valid by a regional reviewer.  'false' otherwise \\ |
| {color:#660099}locationPersonal{color} | 'true' if location has been marked private by the owner.  'false' otherwise \\ |
| {color:#660099}presenceNoted{color} | 'true' if user marked presence but did not count the number of birds.  'false' otherwise \\ |

h2. Format

General result notes for each currently supported format, including special conditions and error handling.

h3. JSON

Example result for simple detail:
{noformat}
[{"howMany":"39",
"lat":42.4791969,
"locID":"L97555",
"locName":"Sapsucker Woods",
"commonName":"Mallard",
"lng":-76.4513778,
"scientificName":"Anas platyrhynchos",
"obsDt":"2009-03-09 11:30"},
{"lat":42.4791969,"locID":"L97555","locName":"Sapsucker Woods","commonName":"Mourning Dove","lng":-76.4513778,"scientificName":"Zenaida macroura","obsDt":"2009-03-09 11:30"}]
{noformat}
Example result for full detail.  The "full" detail nearly triples the size of the response on average:
{noformat}
[{"lat":42.446935,
"obsValid":true,
"firstName":"Marshall",
"locID":"L212389",
"obsID":"OBS65284875",
"subID":"S4684058",
"obsReviewed":true,
"presenceNoted":false,
"commonName":"Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid)",
"scientificName":"Larus argentatus x fuscus",
"obsDt":"2009-03-09",
"howMany":1,
"locationPrivate":false,
"subnational2Code":"US-NY-109",
"subnational1Code":"US-NY",
"locName":"Game Farm and Compost Pile",
"subnational2Name":"Tompkins",
"subnational1Name":"New York",
"lng":-76.4375442,
"countryCode":"US",
"countryName":"United States",
"checklistID":"CL22224",
"lastName":"Iliff"},{"lat":42.4676667,"obsValid":true,"firstName":"Tom","locID":"L583112","obsID":"OBS65588657","subID":"S4705440","obsReviewed":false,"presenceNoted":false,"commonName":"Great Horned Owl","scientificName":"Bubo virginianus","obsDt":"2009-03-09 11:30","howMany":1,"locationPrivate":false,"subnational2Code":"US-NY-109","subnational1Code":"US-NY","locName":"Schulenberg home","subnational2Name":"","subnational1Name":"","lng":-76.4511389,"countryCode":"US","countryName":"United States","checklistID":"CL22224","lastName":"Schulenberg"}]
{noformat}

h4. Special Conditions & Error Handling

If there are validation problems with the input parameters the response will be an HTTP 400 error code that includes a simple array containing details of the problems encountered:
{noformat}
["Latitude out of range","Longitude out of range"]
{noformat}

h5. Current List of Error Messages

This list may change or be added to at any time.  Items in brackets '{0}' will be specified at the time the message is received.


error.data.lat_out_of_range = Latitude out of range
error.data.lng_out_of_range = Longitude out of range
error.data.lat_required = Parameter 'lat' is required
error.data.lng_required = Parameter 'lng' is required
error.data.rcodes_required = One or more locIDs are required
error.data.rtype_required = The parameter 'rtype' is required
error.data.rcodes_toomany = Too many region codes.  Please limit your selection to {0} region codes.
error.data.too_many_back = The maximum number of days back is {0}
error.data.unknown_species = Unknown species: {0}