I think there are a number of birders who have these same questions. Personally, I have always believed that the Colorado County Birding website presents the official county checklists based on the decisions of the CBRC. There will always be local birders who disagree with the "official" county numbers because of their exceptionally detailed knowledge of local records. With an intense effort to locate and submit adequate documentation of these unaccepted records to the CBRC, anyone can push the county totals higher as the CBRC does review and accept new county records. And with enough well documented submissions, a county could even officially surpass another county.
Good Birding! Sean Walters Fort Collins, CO On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 8:17 AM, David Suddjian <[email protected]> wrote: > On the topic of county lists, I'm somewhat at a loss as to where to > encounter definitive totals of species recorded in the various counties > (understanding that for rarities some are awaiting review). There is the > county birding resource offered on the CFO page, but I can't tell how up to > date it is for the various counties (I see holes for the counties I am most > familiar with), and the CBRC process of county level review is very > confusing to me. Neither of these seem to be (closely) linked to eBird > review status of records for a given species in a county for species that > are not significant rarities. Are county species lists closely kept up? By > who? Are local county birders of knowledge and experience in some places > further ahead on this than other authorities? What about counties that more > or less have no local county birders? > > Curious, > > David Suddjian > Ken Caryl Valley > Littleton, CO > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 7:25 AM, Steve Stachowiak <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cobirders, >> >> I thoroughly enjoyed the post by Andy regarding the "official" Larimer >> County species list. In this age of "if it isn't in eBird it does not >> exist" it is refreshing to see that there is still interest in the rich >> ornithological history in Colorado. Hopefully, others will note the >> various sources that are mentioned and take time to explore the data as >> Andy and others have done. >> >> While he may be counting some of his proverbial chickens before they >> hatch, it appears that the Larmier total may be moving upward. Although, >> there is a bit of a black hole with the Committee when it comes to county >> records approvals and updates so Pueblo will continue to reign for the time >> being. >> >> Good Birding, >> Steve Stachowiak >> Highlands Ranch, CO >> >> On Friday, August 26, 2016 at 12:56:29 AM UTC-6, Andrew Bankert wrote: >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/cobirds/7a0d9303-e639-45e4-a3ff-47536f57f2c9%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/7a0d9303-e639-45e4-a3ff-47536f57f2c9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms > gid/cobirds/CAGj6RornZsfVeRRNc5PVnY%2BFE_PiCudJpZtMiPisqSVZC > BYp1g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6RornZsfVeRRNc5PVnY%2BFE_PiCudJpZtMiPisqSVZCBYp1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAErW0v7rqD%2BDxOfed70NnOkYWr8VhYLYNhNx%3D%3DxJcJUNBgSEtw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
