[texbirds] Re: Bird question
- From: Jeannette Piecznski <acourtresearch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TexBirds TexBirds Posting <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:09:19 -0500
I'll make a point to thank my mom who always had me write the details
of all those trips 20-30 years ago. I remember thinking, why do I
need to do that! But I did, so I have the exact locations, date,
weather conditions, who was there and/or who lead the group and the
start/end times. I did better then at documenting. Now I don't input
everything, just if I saw something different, then I'll complete the
list. It's too bad you can't put a general idea and traveling miles
to it. At least it would be in the area and on record for historical
purposes.
Jeannette Piecznski
Liverpool, Tx
On 8/19/14, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes all...Sorry Ebird We never expected Ebird or PCs much like our mentors
> in the 50's-60's expected the TBRC...Better notes would have been better
> but so would have microwaves, credit cards and Mr. Coffees in those days.
> We try to reconstuct as best we can, but it is often impossible...Many of
> the trip lists I have do not even include totals, just species seen so an
> "X" would be the default. Yes I can narrow down where we had "Mexican"
> Crow was but on the same lists there might be Verdin, Rufous-crowned
> Sparrows, Ringed Kingfishers, Hook-billed Kites etc. I guess I could still
> sort out a lot of birds, especially at Bensten SP before its decline or
> some finds below Falcon Dam...but only a few.....I guess Ebird just has its
> limitations, but for a state the size of Texas, I wish it could be broken
> into the major regions for such historical lists...My memory is far too
> short to remember the details from 30-40 years ago on the birds of lesser
> interest where ever they were except by region even tho the notes are
> there..
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> Brush Freeman
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> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
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> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Chuck Sexton <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Brush,
>>
>> I assume this is an eBird question. It's a situation that all of us
>> long-in-the-tooth birders are familiar with. I have had to just pass
>> over
>> any/all of those early trip lists if I cannot legitimately assign the
>> records to a specific location or county. In a few cases, where I know
>> the
>> areas I birded, I can tease out (for eBird purposes) partial lists for
>> given locations. I'm fortunate in many cases where my field journal just
>> had an overall weekend list but I marked up and saved a field checklist
>> for
>> specific venues like Big Bend National Park or Padre Island National
>> Seashore. All in all, I'd say at least 50% of my earliest birding lists
>> are of no use to eBird for the very reasons you are bemoaning. Such is
>> eBird!
>>
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