Hi Russ I think we generally set the numbers based on expected max counts for a single day of birding at the relevant season. Some people still do a checklist per day of effort. So, per day not per checklist counts. 25 is probably still too high for ghow; maybe 10 is more realistic? Doug > On Mar 24, 2015, at 12:25 AM, Russ Namitz <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm sorry, I haven't made it through all the archives yet. I'm sure this > question has been answered. > > I'm going through the Harney County filters and thinking to myself, yes, of > course there are 25 Great Horned Owls in Harney County, but no observer > should be submitting this number from a single checklist. So, my thought is > to set filters from the perspective of a single checklist, not from a county > standpoint. > > Thoughts? > > Russ