[texbirds] Re: Bird question
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gcwarbler <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:43:48 -0500
Yes all...Sorry Ebird We never expected Ebird or PCs much like our mentors
in the 50's-60's expected the TBRC...Better notes would have been better
but so would have microwaves, credit cards and Mr. Coffees in those days.
We try to reconstuct as best we can, but it is often impossible...Many of
the trip lists I have do not even include totals, just species seen so an
"X" would be the default. Yes I can narrow down where we had "Mexican"
Crow was but on the same lists there might be Verdin, Rufous-crowned
Sparrows, Ringed Kingfishers, Hook-billed Kites etc. I guess I could still
sort out a lot of birds, especially at Bensten SP before its decline or
some finds below Falcon Dam...but only a few.....I guess Ebird just has its
limitations, but for a state the size of Texas, I wish it could be broken
into the major regions for such historical lists...My memory is far too
short to remember the details from 30-40 years ago on the birds of lesser
interest where ever they were except by region even tho the notes are
there..
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Brush Freeman
503-551-5150 Cell
120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621
http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Chuck Sexton <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Brush,
>
> I assume this is an eBird question. It's a situation that all of us
> long-in-the-tooth birders are familiar with. I have had to just pass over
> any/all of those early trip lists if I cannot legitimately assign the
> records to a specific location or county. In a few cases, where I know the
> areas I birded, I can tease out (for eBird purposes) partial lists for
> given locations. I'm fortunate in many cases where my field journal just
> had an overall weekend list but I marked up and saved a field checklist for
> specific venues like Big Bend National Park or Padre Island National
> Seashore. All in all, I'd say at least 50% of my earliest birding lists
> are of no use to eBird for the very reasons you are bemoaning. Such is
> eBird!
>
> Chuck Sexton
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