[wisb] Re: Reporting of sensitive species (e.g., Kirtland's Warbler) in eBird
- From: Nick Anich <nicka29@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Seth Cutright <ferruginous.hawk82@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 18:51:10 -0700 (PDT)
Anything entered into eBird, whether at a personal observation or a hotspot,
will be viewable in all output. I think the only exception to this is the
(somewhat new?) "hide" function, which you can access by going to "manage my
observations", selecting a checklist, and scrolling to the bottom of the
checklist. This does effectively mark the checklist as invalid though. I think
a more useful option is just to plot something at a less precise scale (city or
county) where it can be approved as valid, but people can't zero in on the
exact location.
Nick Anich
Ashland, WI
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From: Seth Cutright <ferruginous.hawk82@xxxxxxxxx>
To: nicka29@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 5:59:55 PM
Subject: Re: [wisb] Reporting of sensitive species (e.g., Kirtland's Warbler)
in eBird
Could people also make the Kirtland's Warbler Locations or other such
rare birds their own Personal Hotspot on/ in eBird vs suggesting it
become a hotspot? Or does that too show up for everyone/ anyone to
see? If not that might be another way to go if you want a more
detailed location just for yourself.
Seth Cutright
Mexico, NY
Derby Hill
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Nick Anich <nicka29@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here's a piece the eBird folks wrote about reporting sensitive species:
>
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/sensitive_species
>
> I've just seen some Kirtland's reports where people try to plot the exact
> location of the Kirtland's site online. This means anybody in the world can
> get online and try to visit this site. Please use some common sense and IF
> REPORTING KIRTLAND'S WARBLERS TO EBIRD, DO SO AT COUNTY LEVEL, RATHER THAN
> PLOTTING A SPECIFIC LOCATION. Granted, a few people already know about the
> location, but while the population of this ground-nesting bird is small, site
> visits should be kept to a minimum, and that means NOT publicizing the exact
> location.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick Anich
> Ashland, WI
>
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