The eBird data are reviewed, so I think that Cornell program is
more likely to produce useful data.

Bill Ellis
Eldersburg, MD
Carroll County Bird Club
billellis at ellislist dotcom

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Bob's point about misIDs is well taken.
I think surveys like this are most [¿only?] useful for common,
easily
identified species.  They are typically the only ones found with
sufficiently large n's to be of statistical use.

My bigger concern is the low numbers of participants.


Rick Hollis
North Liberty IA formerly Arbutus MD

N.B. Opinions are Rick's and are not necessarily shared by the
Medical
Microbiology Division, the Pathology Department, or the
University of Iowa,
but they should be.

Modified from Bob Park's [University of Maryland, College Park]
opinion,
expressed in his weekly newsletter, What's New, which reports on
science
issues.  The weak kneed scientists in Dr Park's sponsoring
organization,
American Physical Society, require him to carry a disclaimer at
the end of
his newsletter, for fear of offending someone Really Important.