Date: 9/17/26 9:26 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: The eBird county maps have now been added to the species accounts on the Birds of NC website
Folks,
Great news! Tom Howard and Michael Fogleman have been working together to get the eBird county maps for each of the roughly 500 species onto the species account pages on the Birds of North Carolina website:
As you can see, each map shows red dots for accepted records on eBird, different colors for the counties depending on recency of the last observation (by year on some maps but by decade on others), and other information in the line just below the species name.
Now, these maps were only posted about 30-45 minutes ago, so I/we can only hope that there is a map for each of the roughly 500 species, as Tom and Michael had to match up the names each was using so that the eBird scientific names matched the ones on the website. I still expect that there COULD be a mismatch. *If you DO see a map missing, or incorrect, let us know.*
Most importantly, Tom and Michael are working to figure out the best way, and frequency, to update the maps so that they are not static/stagnant. It may be that the maps are updated quarterly in a year, or every 6 months, for example. So, you won't likely be seeing new counties showing up on the maps for a while; certainly, do not expect a new county to turn from white to dark blue once a species is accepted by an eBird reviewer.
Lastly, remember tha*n** these maps contain ONLY records that have been posted on eBird lists*. They are not going to be complete, as many records for the 20th Century will likely be missing. Thus, refer to the text account, especially, to see all known records for a rare or very rare bird.
Harry LeGrand Raleigh, author/editor of the Birds of North Carolina website
