And in the Pantanal, the Transpantaneira is divided up into 60-km-long
hotspots! So yes, these things are definitely "situational". : )
On Feb 8, 2017, at 11:09 AM, Greg Haworth wrote:
There are a LOT of roads that are currently hot spots. And in looking at a
few and actually birding a few, i agree with Tom that is is situational.
The ones i am familiar with are
1) Rentenaar Rd in Columbia County - 1 mile long
2) Anderson Rd in Clackamas County - 2 miles long
3) Blount Swale (along Blount Rd) in Clackamas County - 1/2 mile long.
4) Svenson Island Rd in Clatsop County - 1/2 mile long.
I am not familiar with Tillamook River Rd in Tillamook County but it looks to
me that might be pushing it, maybe not, it is bounded.
Also, there are a ton of the Oregon 2020 hot spot that are just roads as well.
greg
On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Tom Crabtree <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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Behalf Of Vjera Thompson (Redacted sender "vireogirl" for DMARC)
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 9:24 PM
To: OReBird
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
vireogirl@xxxxxxxxx
or nemesisquail@xxxxxxxxx
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