[texbirds] Re: eBird, science, and carrots (a bit long)

  • From: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:49:28 -0500

Brush,

About 6 months ago eBird changed how the filter are done, they can be
by true dates, not just 1 month time spans. I think you can have as
many as 12 transitions in a year for a species now, on any day you
want. For example I reworked all the migrants over on Chambers and
Galveston Counties to reflect that, incorporating timing from "A
Birder's checklist of the Upper Texas Coast" and "Birdlife of Houston,
Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast". They seem to be working much
better now. Golden Plover is a great example, you can report hundreds
on March 31, but it will get flagged before March 7

On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just wanted to be fair here...Ebird reviewers so not usually review the
> non-review species if they are lumped into single month spans, so an
> example like an OCWA on Sept. 1 could easily slip by them if the bird is
> not flagged into monthly segments.  I have thought Ebird should be
> considered in 10 day periods even tho I realize the additional work for

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