[texbirds] Re: How about eBirding on a cold rainy day?
- From: peter barnes <pbarnes123@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Honeylet Jones <antshrike1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 13:25:52 -0600
Dan:
Thanks for that useful information on managing locations in ebird. The
Rename function in Manage your Locations in ebird just lets you change the
name of your personal location, for example, if it is misspelled. I have
not used the Move function myself bu believe that it lets you shift the
location on the map, in case the original location was incorrect.
Peter Barnes
Tyler
On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:15 PM, <antshrike1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Today was supposed to warm up to the 40's but I don't see it happening. I
> guess meteorologists can have a slump just like baseball players. Ours
> should be sent down to the minor leagues! Anyway working on eBird is a
> good way to spend a rainy day.
>
> I recently discovered the Hotspot Map on Explore Data and was surprised to
> find my totals for places I have birded for years were missing. Fred Pratt
> told me the same thing the other day. Well, I'm not sure what his problem
> is but it might be the same as mine. I was birding some of these places
> before the were declared Hotspots and my totals and lists were under a name
> I had give the location rather than the official Hotspot name. What to do?
> Well, if you got to My eBird and then to Manage My Locations, (I like to
> click the Location box and put them in alphabetical order) you can see all
> of your locations and how many lists you have entered for each. I was
> shocked to find out I've birded Sal del Rey 49 times! Choose a location
> you want to change and click the Edit box. If other names for your
> location exist on eBird, there with be three buttons that say Rename, Move
> or Merge. If you want your lists to be entered into an official Hotspot
> name then you need to click Me
> rge. The markers for the other names will appear on a map and you can
> click the one you want to change to. It says you cannot undo them but I
> bet you could go back and change them back one entry at a time if you
> didn't like the results (it could take a while). I'm not sure what Rename
> or Move does. I need to explore more.
>
>
> I've also been entering photos to document rarities I've entered onto
> lists. You need to have a photo hosting membership like Flickr,
> Photobucket or PBase. After you have uploaded your photo, you want to copy
> the link for HTML. You can paste this link where you write details for
> your rare bird. The photo will show up whenever anyone looks at your list.
>
>
> The other place I like to explore on eBird is Range and Point Maps on
> Explore Data. This is a good place to plan chase trips to fill in those
> missing birds on your state or county list. I think most eBirders already
> know about this.
>
>
> OK, back to work.
>
>
> Dan Jones, Weslaco
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