Date: 5/6/26 5:39 pm
From: Christopher Clack (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...>
Subject: Re: Faked ebird checklists Watauga Co.
Guy,
This is ridiculous looks like maybe he added every bird that didn't require
a comment. I would Love to get 176 species in 2 and 1/2 hours though 😂
Chris Clack

On Wed, May 6, 2026, 8:34 PM <badgerboy...> wrote:

> Anyone using ebird to plan trips or birding locations should be aware of
> some faked data showing up for Watauga County from May 4.
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S333553214 and
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S333550153 are pretty bizarre. I already
> reported them to Ebird but have no idea whether they actually check
> their email or do anything about such stuff. There have also been others
> along these lines by the same ebird user.
>
> Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)
>
>

 
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