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Re: What about errors on the GBBC?

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"John D. Beetham"

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John D. Beetham

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Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:34:35 -0500

Yes, there is at least one reviewer for each state with the task of 
checking unusual species reports. Some reports are flagged automatically 
by the GBBC software; others require that a reviewer sort through 
individual checklists to find unusual species or high numbers. Because 
of the high volume of submissions, it may take some time for reviewers 
to sort through all of the state's reports. So until the editing task is 
done, the sightings tables on the GBBC website should be regarded as 
preliminary.

John Beetham

Elaine Hendricks wrote:
> As the results were being posted for the GBBC, I happened to check 
> a list that had been posted for a locality that is not too far from  
> where I live in Greenbelt.  (This list was NOT for either Greenbelt 
> Lake or Lake Artemesia.)  I was surprised to find that the list 
> included 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers (but no Red-bellied), 
> 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches (in addition to 5 White- breasted),
> and 11 Purple Finches (but no House Finches).  I am pretty sure 
> that this same list originally included 3 Common Ravens, but it 
> appears that this species has now been removed.
>
> So, what I'm wondering is:  Does anyone know if somebody at Cornell 
> or Audubon is checking the lists for likely errors?  How much concern  
> is there is for the accuracy of the postings?
>
> I hope that I'm not opening a can of worms here...
>
> Elaine Hendricks
> Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)
> 
>
>
>   

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John D. Beetham
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