[TN-Bird] dealing with a tail on a pig -- compairing eBird to TN-Bird
- From: "BBC Net" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'tn-bird'" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 10:47:17 -0400
Hi Jim,
I sense a bit of backdoor language to suggest that eBird is a a better or
more modern or more effective way of reporting birds seen than using
TN-Bird. That's ok with me.
Most new members to a group like TN-Bird simply read along for a few days
and it becomes obvious what birds are being reported to a list. None of us
worry about cluttering up inboxes with our observations. You should not
suffer guilt about that.
You would be surprised to learn how much TN-Birders know about the
"benefits" of eBird. The "benefits" are not the same fpr all eBird users.
eBird users are all over the world.
Comparing TN-Bird to eBird is a useless exercise. However, such a
comparison is sort of like a tail on a pig. It doesn't do much for the pig
but it does make the pig look a little better. I suppose you can say I am
sort of like the tail on a pig in this discussion J
Both lists serve their own purposes in different ways to help different
birders and ornithologists achieve different goals. Believe it or not,
subscribers to both are not uncommon on TN-Birds.
Let's go birding . . . .
Wallace Coffey
Tennessee Ornithological Society
TN-Bird Moderator
Bristol, TN
From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Arnett (Redacted sender "jimboa68@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 9:46 AM
To: terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: tn-bird
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: e-bird users
As a new member of the group, I'm not sure what birds to report to TN-Bird.
I've seen some early fall migrants lately but they're not considered "rare"
or even "uncommon" so I haven't reported them. I hate to clutter up inboxes
for observations that not many are interested in. So another benefit of
eBird is that I can report my birds, and those who are interested in a
specific area (county, "hotspot", etc.) can see them. I personally always
check eBird before I go out to see what's been reported recently.
Again, I'm new to all this, and am trying to learn the best way to share
information.
Jim Arnett
Nashville, TN
On Sep 2, 2014, at 8:49 PM, Terry Witt wrote:
I knew I would get some feedback
Yes, not all e-bird users are on Tn-bird, but why not??
The price of joining either site is the same - zero
Second point, I am not interested in having a target list on e-bird
I am interested in what is being seen, where, by whom, then I can decide
whether it is something I might want to try and relocate
It is also helpful to see what is moving through the area
For targeted birding, NARBA might be a better choice
Just Sayin
Terry Witt
Murfreesboro Tennessee
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