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@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ ventral_dataset = load_dataset("cathv/batis_benchmark_2025", name="South_Africa"
 combined_dataset = load_dataset("cathv/batis_benchmark_2025", name="USA_Summer", split="test")
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-The code to reproduce the experiments presented in the paper is available in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/cath34/batis_benchmark_neurips_2025).
+The code to reproduce the experiments presented in the paper is available in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/cath34/batis_benchmark_neurips_2025). Please note that the checklists data is **NOT AVAILABLE** in this current repository, in order to comply with the [eBird Data Access Terms of Use
+](https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/ebird-data-access-terms-of-use/). If you are interested in downloading the checklists data, please formulate a [request for access](https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000838205-download-ebird-data) to the eBird team. 
 
 ## Dataset Configurations and Splits