[texbirds] Re: Need your knowledge
- From: Amy Tsay <acstar.amy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:02:18 -0600
Susan,
As an environmental consultant, we are required to use data that is
creditable (either well-known or by biologists). That said, I use eBird as
a reference and note it for the "possibility" that a species may be
present. As I've requested on eBird previously, it is for this reason that
it helps for the listers to post pictures of rare/threatened/endangered
species with their list to provide more credibility. Also, providing
specific location (instead of just "city" or "county") helps as well.
Unfortunately with "citizen science" it is hard to prove that the listers
know what they are actually talking about. In all, I still feel like it is
a valuable resource for my reports.
Amy Tsay
Austin, TX
On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Susan Schaezler <warblerwoods@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> We had one interesting event in the zoning hearing and I wanted to ask our
> talented Texbirders. This was the gist :
>
> "the developer described ebird as being run by an out-of-state college, as
> if it's a bad thing. You know, ivy leagues are unreliable. "
>
> Their biologist continued by implying it was for more novice/casual
> birders and wasn't reliable. They use Geospace and since I didn't have a
> single bird listed, they were surprised. I told them I had never heard of
> it and all my birds are in Ebird and some get into the RBA
>
> The Commission members wanted me to see if I needed to enter data
> somewhere else. The developers saw the pictures of the birds, but no data.
>
> So, please share your knowledge!
>
> Susan Schaezler
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