I went to a meeting of the Llano Estacado Audubon Society http://www.llanoestacadoaudubon.org/ tonight. I credit my friend, Dixie, for my presence. Although I am a member, and receive the newsletter, I generally forget to mark the meeting on my calendar, so forget to attend the meetings. Dixie sent out a reminder this week. Yeah! Dixie! The topics were the Great Backyard Bird Count http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ and Ebird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/. Steve Collins, who presented about Ebird is a regional reviewer.
Ebird has been set up in conjunction with several professional/academic organizations to collect birdwatching information from the beginner to the most experienced. The data inputted is used by scientists. It is a way to manage your personal birdwatching list, share birdwatching information, find rare birds in your area, find birding hot spots, share birding hot spots and so much more.
Steve did a wonderful presentation about the many features about Ebird, including how unusual sitings are verified or invalidated. Steve was obviously very excited and interested in Ebird, but was not so ego invested that he could not accept information and input from others. He was genial and open to the group. It was a great presentation, limited only by time. His enthusiasm really did abound!
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