Vjera,
As Tom suggests, five miles should be the outer limits of road hotspot, as that
is the preferred limit for traveling checklists. I can't think of many roads
that are hotspots where this limit is problematic. The one exception might be
the southern section of the Central Patrol Road from Benson Pond to the P
Ranch, which is heavily birded, about ten miles long and essentially unchanging
habitat. You might break this out in two sections with the northern five miles
being "CPR Benson Pond" and the southern section being "CPR P Ranch."
Some of the long country roads (i.e Golf Course Rd.) in Wallowa County could
present similar issues.
Dave Irons
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On Feb 8, 2017, at 10:07 AM, Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:tc@xxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Vjera,
Ebird protocols are to avoid routes longer than 5 miles. That, I think, would
limit the ability to make roads a hotspot. Technically you would need 26 such
hotspots to cover Hwy 20 from Bend to Burns. There are some roads that might
make sense, but I think those would be a very small number.
Tom Crabtree, Bend
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Subject: [orebird] Road-based hotspots
Hello all,
I need to review 30 or 40 suggested hotspots that are roads. One of the things
I'm looking for before approving a hotspot is that the boundaries are clear.
Parks and campgrounds are very straightforward--anyone can look up the
boundaries. Everyone knows when they're on a certain road, but they often go
for many miles and through different habitats. Also, it's hard for me to know
if there's a safe place to pull over on the road, and I don't want to approve
hotspots that may not be safe birding locations.
Does anyone have any opinions that would help me decide whether to approve
them? Are short roads okay? Should I avoid them altogether? The eBird article
doesn't speak directly to this issue.
Vjera Thompson
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