An eBird “Hotspot” is a public birding location that allows birders to enter data into the same shared location. Then eBird compiles the data and gives nice summaries of total species, recent visits, top birders, first and last seen on each species, high counts, printable checklists and illustrated checklists as well as directions to get to the hotspot.
To find hotspots in your county, go to eBird.org, go to the Explore menu, and then go to Explore Hotspots. You will notice a color graph in the lower right of this screen. The colors go from pale gray (0-15) to hot red (600+) species seen at a hotspot. Type your county in the location field in the upper right corner (hit the ... if using a smart phone). Tap on the hotspots in your county to “View Details” on the hotspot. Consider trying to tip the hotspot to the next color by getting enough new species to bump it up to the next color level. Or consider trying to become the top birder in that hotspot. Here is our checklist from this morning on our local hotspot. I got a video of the Spotted Towhee singing. Pull the checklist up and then click on the Dad Clark Park location and it will bring up the hotspot details. https://ebird.org/checklist/S66772717 Notice that we are now the top birders in this little hotspot after just 2 visits. Just another way to have fun birding local. Gregg Goodrich Highlands Ranch, CO -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAG23TotZH5xmJCDLQ5O_nAMAbOtGgTd4p%2BB8KybjdZmPv_id8A%40mail.gmail.com.
