[obol] Re: Inca Dove report on ebird
- From: bcombs232@xxxxxxxxx
- To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:58:20 -0700
Here is how it could happen:
The birder is using BirdLog.
The birder is out of range for Internet or cell phone access. The program
cannot determine the birder's location, so it cannot generate a
location-specific bird list. Instead, it offers up a generic list that
includes scads of out-of-area birds - quite possibly more than in-area birds.
The list is pretty annoying to work through because it is so long. The birder,
being annoyed at the more time-consuming tallying process, may well become more
error-prone as a result.
Barbara Combs
(who has spent way too much time in the boonies on BirdLog)
Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 13, 2014, at 7:32 PM, Mike Patterson <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This is what I was wondering as well, since Inca Dove should not be on
> the list of choices for Deschutes county, even if the rare species box
> was checked. The observer would have had to click add species then
> manually search for Inca Dove then check the box and confirm it.
>
> Seems like a lot of accidental steps to go through...
>
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>
> > However, I'm unfamiliar with the mechanics of how this can happen on
> > eBird.
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> String Theory
> http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=2182
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