One of my favorite tricks with eBird is the eBird rarity photo pool which allows
you to upload your photos of flagged species using a free Flickr account. A
recent development with Flickr is their mapping tool. You upload your photos to
your account then go into Organize and Create, drag photos from a location and
edit them as a batch. Once your got your group in the batch edit, click on the
map then drill down to the location and drop them there. When anyone looks at
your pix, they'll see a thumbnail map which zooms in when you wave the mouse
over it. If you're a member of the eBird rarity pool group, you can open up the
group from your Flickr page and drag your new pix into the pool for all eBird
users to see on the eBird home page!
Also, once you've done this, you can link the URL for an individual photo either
to the comments section of a submission or on the species line if you're so
inclined. Makes life a lot easier for reviewers if they see a flagged species
with a photo already attached.
Tyler Bell
California, Maryland
----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Hubick <>
To:
Sent: Fri, December 31, 2010 12:42:14 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Maryland eBird--Thoughts and New Years Resolutions (Long)
#1 Most Wanted - Please add comments! When a species is flagged as rare and you
are asked to confirm, please take a moment to describe the bird (or add a link
to any documentation). This will save time for both you and the reviewers in
discussing details of the sighting. It also hones our skills and makes our
reports more meaningful when reviewing them later. Finally, and most
importantly, remember that someday the eBird reviewers (and users of the data)
will not know you personally. Imagine the difference in reliability 10 years
from now between an unusual report with notes and one without. Comments should
be considered nearly essential if a single reported individual is flagged (e.g.,
one December White-eyed Vireo or one September Willow Flycatcher). If a rare
bird has been present for two weeks, notes are great, but at least add
"Continuing" or "Continuing since found by So-and-so on this date". For high
counts that are flagged, consider adding a
comment about how you estimated the flock (or maybe you carefully counted all
individuals). If a count was flagged and you don't think it should have been,
feel free to say so in the comments.
|