# Using observation fields **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 26, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119 "2021-11-26T15:16:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![llsrvd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/llsrvd/32/23145_2.png) [@llsrvd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/llsrvd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/1 "2021-11-26T15:16:42Z")
I would like to record what birds are eating in the photographs I post. So far I’ve been using “Name of associated plant” but I just realized there are a bunch of fields with “eating” in them and am a little confused about what I should use. ---
**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/2 "2021-11-26T15:37:19Z")
You can use any that you see as fit for your needs, you also can check how many obsevations with each of them (click on them and choose to see all obs. with that field). I hope you meant that you used “Name of associated plant” for other needs, not for bird food? ---
**Author:** ![thomaseverest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thomaseverest/32/63220_2.png) [@thomaseverest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thomaseverest)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/3 "2021-11-26T16:57:39Z")
> [@llsrvd](#): > > what birds are eating I think this means what plant species are being eaten, not what bird species are doing the eating. ---
**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/4 "2021-11-26T17:03:59Z")
I know what this obs. field is for, it’s just not clear in context of text how exactly this field was used, so I found that it’d be safer to ask. ---
**Author:** ![llsrvd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/llsrvd/32/23145_2.png) [@llsrvd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/llsrvd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/5 "2021-11-26T18:19:02Z")
I DID use it to report what birds are eating (reporting only eating from natural sources not human-provided bird seed) because I didn’t know there were other options. It’s a feature I haven’t used much, and I didn’t realize you have to start typing some version of what you want to report to reveal the choices. I haven’t done it with that many observations so I can certainly go back and make changes. @marina_gorbunova Where do I click to see all observations. with a particular field? ---
**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/6 "2021-11-26T18:38:34Z")
You need to delete those then. There’re hundreds of fields, this one is, as it says, mainly for naming plant for observations of insects found on it. Left click on the added field: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/a/d/ad58902e3be6425e398a98b0c667539e4ba5f768.png) ---
**Author:** ![llsrvd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/llsrvd/32/23145_2.png) [@llsrvd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/llsrvd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/7 "2021-11-26T18:54:18Z")
Thanks for your help. I couldn’t figure out from your photo where to do this. I’m not an experienced iNat. user. ---
**Author:** ![llsrvd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/llsrvd/32/23145_2.png) [@llsrvd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/llsrvd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/8 "2021-11-26T19:07:01Z")
ok I think I’ve figured it out. I just corrected 2 observations and mine were the only ones with that field and value. I guess people don’t often do this? Here’s one example: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:Eating=129278](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Eating=129278) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-observation-fields/28119/9 "2022-01-25T19:07:49Z")
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