This is a new feature that eBird has just rolled out in the past few weeks
- Hotspot Groups! In order to consolidate data from locations with many
sub-hotspots (consider Cherry Creek State Park or Rocky Mountain NP with
their innumerable birding spots), individual hotspots can now be designated
as part of a group, and data for the whole group is then viewable on the
group hotspot. The CO hotspot editing team has decided that, for now, we're
trying to keep hotspot groups to single counties. Therefore, both the Chico
Basin Ranch (El Paso Co.) and Chico Basin Ranch (Pueblo Co.) hotspots are
now *parent hotspots* for all of the locations at Chico Basin in El Paso
and Pueblo Counties, respectively. Importantly, your checklists always
remain linked to the hotspot you used to submit them - your Wooded Areas
list will be visible on the parent hotspot, but eBird knows it's only one
list, and that it came from the Wooded Areas. We hope this incentivizes
users to select the most precise hotspot possible, since data will be
aggregated on the user end within the group hotspot. If you notice an issue
with a hotspot group, or have an idea for one that doesn't yet exist, you
can always leave a comment for a local hotspot editor by going to the
"About" tab on an appropriate hotspot, clicking "Suggest Content", and
writing your feedback in the "Notes to the Editor" box at the bottom.
Best,
--Owen
On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM Suzanne S <birdmom1017...> wrote:
> Hi all!
> New to the group but not new to birding and have been an EBird contributor
> for several years now.
>
> So I post my lists in the specific *Chico Basin Ranch - Wooded Areas*
> hotspot, but now I also see the same lists cross-post in the "general" *Chico
> Basin Ranch - (El Paso Co*.) hotspot too. Isn't that "doubling up?"
> Same thing happens when I post to the HQ location specifically, too. It
> cross-posts to the Pueblo Co. hotspot as well.
>
> Is there a glitch in Ebird? Or have I just never noticed this all these
> years?
>
> Suzanne Schwartze
>
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