Hi Folks,
I just wanted to give you a heads up that I am here and there entering my
old fieldnotes (80s and 90s) into eBird. Perhaps some of you have seen
these already. They end up in a variety of configurations, from just a
county-level entry for one or two species for which I didn't list a precise
location (e.g. I just said we saw one along Highway 84 in this county), to
fully documented locations, times, species, numbers, etc.
For some of the flagged birds my notes have good documentation; for others
my fieldnotes have no further information (usually easy ID birds, e.g.
American Avocet). For a few of them I remember the sighting like it was
yesterday and can add a few words; for others, especially just high
numbers, I don't have anything to add.
Once in a while I will say I have a photo. I actually got into this present
project because I was considering digitizing some of my more significant
older slides for inclusion in eBird, but then realized it would be best for
me to first have the checklists entered into eBird and later add the
photos. So, I'm working on a box of handwritten fieldnotes. The photos will
come later; maybe even a year later....
Doug Robinson already caught me entering 3000 Canada Goose from the early
80s at Finley, which was before the split with Cackling, so I changed that
to Cackling/Canada. Many other smaller numbers of goose though, especially
in eastern Oregon, ... that I already entered, I have left at Canada
Goose. But, maybe I should change all those too? Before what date? I'm
interested in your opinion.
Anyway, if you see anything funny in my lists, please email or call. I have
also caught myself forgetting to select the correct years (left it at 2016
instead of selecting 1982), and I'm sure there are other errors possible in
this process.
If you see anything funny, just email or call. These will be for every
county in Oregon, so eventually no one will be left out! Haha!
Thank-you,
Matt Hunter
541-670-1984
