[TN-Bird] Re: request for e-bird users
- From: Betty Dunn <bebsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "littlezz@xxxxxxxxx" <littlezz@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:33:25 -0400
On eBird it is possible to set your notifications for rare or needed birds for
counties or entire states to either hourly or daily intervals. That should
provide timely notifications for any need. eBird is a fantastic tool for
birders if time is taken to use it fully. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has
provided this valuable tool for birders free of charge. True, they do get to
use the data for research to benefit birds, birders and themselves. Even with
the limited capabilities on my phone package, eBird works. No so much with
Facebook, Yahoo, etc. Plus I can track my sightings by county, state, or
country readily, share list with others on outings so we each don't have to
enter our own data and lots of other stuff like investigate species frequency
at hotspots or see all the locations that bird I need for my list has been
recently seen. eBird beats them all hands down in my book. Wish everyone used
eBird! :) :). :).
BettySue Dunn
Robbins, TN
Scott Co.
Boerne, TX
Kendall Co
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> On Sep 2, 2014, at 6:48 PM, "Bill Pulliam" <littlezz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Not all eBird users are on TN birds, however. I have the same complaint
> about info that is only shared on Facebook, since it is essentially useless
> to me in the world of lousy internet that I live in (eBird, on the other
> hand, works fine on low bandwidth).
>
> Bill Pulliam
> Hohenwald TN
>
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Terry Witt wrote:
>>
>> I know e-bird is a valuable resource, and the data received can be helpful
>> to both professional as well as amateur ornithologists.
>> That being said, it is a poor place to only put records there, of uncommon
>> to rare species that others might want to try and relocate.
>>
>> In Middle Tennesse, there is also a thread on Facebook that many people are
>> using to report sightings.
>>
>> Could everyone please put anything of significance on Tn-bird, and post
>> anything you like on these other sites, that are not designed to share info
>> on short notice.
>>
>> This note was precipitated by the news that I drove right by Hatchie NWR on
>> Sunday, only to find out later in the day that 2 Tricolored Herons were seen
>> there the day before, and posted on e-bird
>>
>> Aargh
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Terry Witt
>> Murfreesboro Tn
>>
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