[wisb] Re: Rare Bird Reporting
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 21:51:07 -0600
Steve raises some good points that I had not thought of. It was always
stressed to us in the past that everyone who sees a bird should submit a
report and
not assume that the other observers would send an acceptable report. Its
hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but I see his reasoning about the
electronoic age. Images such as Dave Freriiks' photos of the Inca Dove and
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher go way beyond what is required for documentation .
Since most observers now report electronically one way or another , this
information is available to almost everyone. I guess my big hangup is that I
like to write my
report shortly after the sighting and don't want to go through that process
if its not going to be looked at. I guess I could just scribble some rough
notes
and wait to see if anybody sees the bird after I do before writing the
report. It appears I have to think this through a bit more. Thanks to Steve
for his post.
Thomas C Wood,Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 8:31 PM
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Subject: [wisb] Re: Rare Bird Reporting
This listserve is a good resource for the records committee. If you end up
being the last person to see the bird then it is likely you will either post
it to Wisbird or to Ebird. Then your documentation can be used to confirm
the late date. Going through a dozen reports on the same bird takes time
away from other reports that require more consideration. It's just a waste
of valuable time. 50 years ago we didn't have the tools and gadgets we have
today to disseminate information all over the place. Arrivals and departures
are better recorded now then ever. You probably know when you are looking at
a rare bird if your documentation is going to really make a difference
especially these days when images are posted almost instantly. It's more
important to put the effort in when it counts. Attached is a link that is a
helpful outline to follow on submitting a report.
http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2011/01/23/a_lost_art_writing_descriptions
_of_rare_birds
Steven Lubahn
Cudahy
On Nov 6, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Jesse Ellis wrote:
> They could work backward from the latest/last report. Once they find
> an acceptable latest report from which to set a "last seen" date, they
> could ignore the earlier reports if initial reports were credible.
> Might save the committee some time.
> Jesse Ellis,
> Madison
>
> On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins <
> hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> There is also the question of seasonal reports. The seasonal WSO
>> editors have made it clear that they expect documentation for all
>> rare birds reported to eBird.
>>
>> Somewhere there has got to be a happy medium that accommodates the
>> scientific collection of data and avoids overwhelming the Records
>> Committee.
>>
>> Jym Mooney, Milwaukee
>>
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> University of Wisconsin - Madison
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