On Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:17:58 AM UTC-6 Sabrina Hepburn wrote:
> Hi Suzanne,
>
> Not a glitch and you didn’t miss it! I believe this is just part of the
> new community hotspots/hotspot groups feature that was only just rolled
> out. You can read about it here:
>
> [image: content_WTP-1-scaled.jpg]
>
> Community-sourced Hotspot Descriptions and Hotspot Groups are Here
> <https://ebird.org/news/new-hotspot-about-pages-and-groups> > ebird.org <https://ebird.org/news/new-hotspot-about-pages-and-groups> > <https://ebird.org/news/new-hotspot-about-pages-and-groups> >
>
> Others may be able to jump in and explain more, but understanding is this
> doesn’t affect the underlying data at all. It only provides a different way
> of viewing summary information across hotspots that are considered a
> connected location. So a birder planning their trip to single wildlife
> refuge doesn’t have to separately look for lists at each included pond,
> etc, to see what was observed there in general.
>
> Sabrina Hepburn
> Arvada, CO
>
> On May 7, 2026, at 11:03 AM, Suzanne S <birdm......> 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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