[TN-Bird] OT - eBird

Just wanted to let Tennessee eBirders know that a lot of new hotspots have been 
added for the state.  Due to the extensive backlog of hotspot suggestions from 
eBirders across the country the folks at Cornell recently asked for volunteers 
to help out and as a result I am now the Hotspot Reviewer/Administrator for 
Tennessee.  So when you submit your sightings, please check to see if there is 
a hotspot that corresponds to the area in which you birded.  Also, if you have 
a personal location that is the same as an existing hotspot (and it appears 
there may be a lot of these) you can merge your personal location with the 
hotspot.  There are instructions on the eBird website on how to do this (it's 
easy) but if you need assistance please contact me.  In addition to approving 
many new hotspot locations, I have made an effort to organize them to a degree 
by renaming some sites so that they appear as sublocations under a larger site, 
such as the Great Smoky Mountains NP.  If the area you birded would fall in one 
of these sublocations, it would be better to use that than the larger site; the 
more specific the information you provide, the better.  I would appreciate any 
suggestions or comments.  And of course, don't hesitate to suggest a new 
hotspot; you won't have to wait months for it to be acted upon.... honest.

 

I can understand how Cornell fell behind; it's a labor-intensive job involving 
checking to be sure there is no duplication and that the location has been 
correctly plotted.  I have worked through most of Tennessee's list; there was a 
backlog of nearly 90 suggestions, the oldest dating back to July 2008.  This 
came at a good time for me.  Having just returned from one of David Trently's 
Avian Pursuits Nature Tours to Michigan's Upper Peninsula--3+ days of non-stop 
birding--I was ready to sit at a computer for a few days.  Besides, after 
seeing Evening Grosbeaks, Kirtland's Warblers, Gray Jays, and believe it or 
not, a Golden Winged Warbler and a Mourning Warbler singing from exposed 
perches, I haven't really felt like going birding here just yet.

 

Sorry to go on an on; I won't make a habit of it but this is the best way I 
could think of to get the message out to Tennessee eBirders. 

 

Carole Gobert, Knoxville

cpgoebrt@xxxxxxxxxxx

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