[wisb] Re: County eBird totals...
- From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:26:21 -0600
I would argue that it's not just how intensively birded any particular county
is, it's more a function of how dedicated said birders are to entering most or
all of their sightings into eBird, combined with the richness of habitat. Dane
County, in particular, has some extremely dedicated birders who are also
extremely dedicated EBIRDERS (sadly, I am not one of the latter, though I try
to at least get "the good stuff" in there,) and also has an unusual combination
of widely varying habitats that are easily accessed and highly productive. Not
many counties have a combination like Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Nine
Springs, the UW Arboretum, Cherokee Marsh, Lakes Monona, Mendota and Waubesa,
Lower Mud Lake, Brooklyn Wildlife Area, the Yahara landfill for gulls,
Schumacher Rd. and County V ponds for shorebirds, etc., plus the southwestern
grasslands. There's a reason it's the only "inland" county where someone has
over 300 species.
Peter Fissel
Madison, Dane Co.
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