Date: 1/12/25 12:29 pm From: Charlie Browne <ccbrowne63...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Counting all the Scaup
Please remove Charlie from the mailing list. He is in a memory care unit and unable to cope with emai Wynne Browne
On Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 5:39 PM Richard Littauer <richard.littauer...> wrote:
> Hey all, > > It's been good to see all of the reports from Addison County this year! > There's often a rush around this time as people try to get new birds for > the year. There is a Tufted Duck in the large scaup rafts, so good luck > finding it. > > When logging Scaup rafts, it'd be great if people could add a short note > about how they got to the amount that they put in their checklist. "It > looked like a thousand" isn't all that helpful, as is "Large raft." > Something like, "Counted small group to 50, and then used that to chunk the > rest", or "Counted by 100s", or "Counted to 128, and then 76 flew in" - all > of those are good. I am trying to ensure that if numbers change over the > years that we can reliably show that in the data. Scaup may not be on the > lake in 50 years, so this counting information is really important. > > Another note: eBird does not care about state lines when it comes to > counting birds. If you see birds from the bridge that are on the Vermont > side, great; but if you also see a large raft in the far distance near New > York, those also should be counted or guessed at. eBird asks observers to > count all birds where they are, not just in their jurisdiction - unlike the > CBC counts, which ask people to only count birds within the circle or their > own part of the circle. If all birds haven't been counted (including birds > in another state) , then please do not mark your checklists as "complete". > > Happy to talk this over at length with anyone, and thanks all for being > patient as I've been emailing many asking for notes on counting. > > Best wishes for the new year, > > Richard > Addison County Reviewer
