Hi All,
Ok, this really is your last chance to submit your list totals for the annual MD/DC List Report. I will keep open the submission time for a few more days, after which it really must be "pencils down" on submissions and then I will roll up my sleeves and get to the real work of crunching the data and producing the report. I will not post another notice after this (I can hear you all applauding that decision already!). Instructions for submitting are at the end of this email.
For MONTH LISTERS: some have declined to submit life month lists or annual all-time high month lists because they don't quite yet have all of their MD data in ebird...I would encourage you to submit them now anyway even though they may be incomplete...you can update them again next year once all of your data is in ebird. The 2011 Report will have a caveat explaining that individual month lists may increase as folks catch up on their ebird data. If you want to append your earlier data, just do so any way that works best for you (new form, email me the numbers, etc.)
So far I have received data from the following birders...if you have submitted your data to me and do NOT find your name on this list, then for whatever reason I did not receive your data. Please let me know if that is the case and we will get it rectified. Apologies ahead of time if you do not like your name revealed in this list, but it's going to appear in the report anyway so I can't imagine anyone caring. I just want to make sure nobody's data falls through the cracks. So far we have 91 submitters! For all those sitting on the fence, please join us...let's top 100!
Andrew Wilson
Andy Martin
Anna Urciolo
Barbara Davis
Barry Cooper
Bill Hubick
Bill K. Hill
Bob Ringler
Bonnie Ott
Carol Broderick
Carol McCollough
Charles Stirrat
Clif Comeau
Dan Small
Dave Palmer
Dave Perry
Dave Powell
David Kidwell
Debbie Terry
Dennis Kirkwood
Elaine Hendricks
Ellen Lawler
Evelyn Ralston
Fran Saunders
Fred Fallon
Fred Shaffer
Gail Mackiernan
George Jett
Greg Butcher
Hank Kaestner
Harvey Mudd
Helen Patton
Henry Armistead
J. Tyler Bell
J.B. Churchill
Jane Fallon
Jane Kostenko
Jared Fisher
Jared Satchell
Jason Berry
Jeff Culler
Jeff Shenot
Jim Green
Jim Moore
Jim Nelson
Jim Stasz
Jo Solem
Joe Byrnes
Joe Hanfman
Joe Turner
Joel Martin
John Dennehy
John Hubbell
Kathy Fleming
Kurt R. Schwarz
Kye Jenkins
Leo Weigant
Les Roslund
Leslie Starr
Lou Nielsen
Marcia Balestri
Marion Mudd
Mark L. Hoffman
Mark Schilling
Marshall J. Iliff
Matt Hafner
Matthew Anthony
Michael Bowen (also submitted DC Month Lists)
Michael O'Sullivan
Mike Ostrowski
Mike Walsh
Mikey Lutmerding
Nancy Magnusson
Norm Saunders
Patty Craig
Paul J. O'Brien
Paul Pisano (also submitted DC Month Lists)
Peter Osenton
Phil Davis
Rob Hilton (also submitted DC Month Lists)
Rob Ostrowski
Rod Burley
Ron Gutberlet
Ross Geredien
Russ Ruffing
Samuel H. Dyke
Saundra Byrd
Stan Arnold
Stephen Ford
Steve Collins
Tomas Dahlen
DC LISTERS! - if you want to submit month lists to me for DC, just send me a separate form filled out only in the months field and make sure to let me know that the form is for DC MONTHS ONLY. I have three DC birders who have done that so far.
COUNTY THRESHOLDS - I have received more than one inquiry about why the county thresholds are so much higher than in recent years. Though it appears that the county numbers all shot up substantially, I believe that the numbers had simply not been updated on the report form for many years. I have checked all of these county numbers with a couple members of the MD/DC records committee and they are legitimate. I have also cross-checked some with county MOS chapters when possible. So I think these numbers are quite accurate. There have been a lot of birds added to the various counties over the past 10 years! Please let me know if you can substantiate why any particular county should have lower or higher totals than shown on the form.
It's been a lot of work so far, but I am thoroughly enjoying this project and receiving all of your submissions. I'll do my best on the report!
Sincerely,
Russ Ruffing
Instructions:
Bill Hubick has kindly posted the List Report Form for 2011 on his website for your use...here's the link to the site:
http://www.billhubick.com/docs/MD_List_Form_2011.pdf
Also, if you are an ebirder and haven't yet tried Mike Ostrowski's wonderful excel macro that automatically generates all of your life, year, and month lists for Maryland and each county, I highly recommend you try it out. It's tremendous and only involves a few simple steps to perform. Just be sure to delete any 2012 data before running the macro!
The macro workbook and instructions can also be found on Bill Hubick's website:
http://www.billhubick.com/docs/eBird_Macro_M_Ostrowski_2_0_4.xlsm
http://www.billhubick.com/docs/eBird_Macro_M_Ostrowski_2_0_4_Readme.txt
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