I'd like to endorse Ned's comments about eBird. Although Ned cited my name
as one of the hard core users, actually I'm a pretty recent convert. I only
started using it because Richmond Audubon asked their field trip leaders to
start using it (they actually have a special log in for the Richmond Audubon
field trip leaders). I had been reluctant to use eBird because I have a
considerable investment of effort (45,000 records) in BirdBase and didn't want
to
duplicate the effort. But transferring BirdBase records into an e-mail
requires a lot of effort (creation of a separate file that then has to be
edited
for readability), and as Ned says, eBird makes it really easy.
Will I give up on BirdBase? No, because eBird only covers the US, Canada
and Mexico, and I have a lot of sightings outside that area. But, if I was
starting out birding now, it would definitely would be the way to go.
Wendy Ealding
