tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post3115837091836784564..comments2024-03-20T04:12:43.360-06:00Comments on Utah Birders | Birding Blog, Utah Birds, Utah Birding, Utah Bird ID: 2012 Birding Goals... Use eBird MoreUtah Birdershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469804211127586442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-83160458531582412912012-01-31T14:32:35.121-07:002012-01-31T14:32:35.121-07:00Tim et al.
It's great to see this interest in...Tim et al.<br /><br />It's great to see this interest in eBird developing more broadly among Utah birders. I'm looking forward to a visit this fall where I can give a program about eBird and all the things it can do for you as a birder, and all the things your data are doing for science. Thanks for taking the time to participate and make a difference. <br /><br />There is a news item up on eBird now that shows county-level checklist submission to eBird that Utah birders might find interesting. It's not a surprise that most checklists come from the Salt Lake area. But there are many corners of the state where we really lack data, and getting out to these more remote counties can be really helpful for our ability to accurately model bird populations. Take a look at the news item here, and see what you can do to fill the 'gaps'.<br /><br />http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/data_gaps<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />BrianBrian Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12018034919522859524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-40585227594540228542012-01-11T14:30:24.096-07:002012-01-11T14:30:24.096-07:00@Alex: Damn! 9 Checklists a day is quite the pace...@Alex: Damn! 9 Checklists a day is quite the pace. I may have to up my game.<br /><br />@Robert: I say go for it. Davis County isn't all that big, and just doing your normal birding around the county can always lead to a pretty good year list. Who cares how big it is in the end as long as you have a good time doing it!<br /><br />@Shyloh: Bird on my friend. You'll have another great year.<br /><br />On a side note I happened to be in eBird at lunch entering a couple checklists when I noticed my Utah life list sitting at 396. It should be at 395 (I have Bar-headed Goose on there but don't count it in my official numbers). So I clicked through and was shocked to see Lark Bunting newly added to my list the same day as the Kite. But I have see hundreds of them in Utah during the last big irruption in 2004. This was also before eBird had gained mass popularity, and was an oversight on my part! Woohoo, I only need to find 5 more Utah Lifers this year now!Tim Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632013488170310609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-61319214423838614332012-01-11T11:20:19.627-07:002012-01-11T11:20:19.627-07:00My birding goals this year are pretty much the sam...My birding goals this year are pretty much the same. At least one eBird entry per day. Simple enough. The more data entered, the better for us all! It's a great community project and I keep finding new benefits all the time. eBird is a remarkable and invaluable tool.<br /><br />I dunno if this is a goal or a dream, but I'd really like to add 100 new lifers in 2012. So far, I'm at 0. Having finished 2011 with the most Davis County birds, I'd like to top the all time list. (At least on eBird.) BUT, these are all listing goals. That's really a side project to birding and more of an exercise for us obsessive types. I gain a lot of personal insight from birds and utilize their value to my soul. I wish to keep that sense of wonder alive. That's my fundamental resolution: To have more bird experiences that cannot be put into words other than, "whoah" and "wow".Shyloh Monsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498051496611168837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-64338754867742948032012-01-11T09:45:01.136-07:002012-01-11T09:45:01.136-07:00I love the encouragement for eBird related goals. ...I love the encouragement for eBird related goals. Mine will be to average entering at least one checklist per day. I'm ahead of schedule so far.<br /><br />I contemplated doing a Davis County Big Year this year, but activities in my personal life and new responsibilities at work have given me an extra crunch on my free time, so I have delayed any type of Big Year endeavors until the future. Who knows, I may have to wait until my kids are grown and out of the house in 14 or so years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-8049203776661757612012-01-11T08:53:54.026-07:002012-01-11T08:53:54.026-07:00I am also trying to enter as many checklists per d...I am also trying to enter as many checklists per day as possible - up to 96 checklists entered so far this year, totaling 159 species. <br /><br />I also want to try to add more details for species that I had to 'add' to a checklist, since eBird has requested recently that we should be submitting 1-3 sentences for those species that come up as 'excellent observations'.<br /><br />I would also like to focus on trying to add more species to my Centre County, PA life list.Alex Lamoreauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264034939309123880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954081165153280225.post-78142919004349644232012-01-11T08:47:24.410-07:002012-01-11T08:47:24.410-07:00Great goal!Great goal!Drewhttp://nemesisbird.comnoreply@blogger.com