I have that exact same question. Also, I'm no ebird wizard, but I use it to look up specific species and recent sightings, mostly when travelling. But unless I know that a certain species has already been reported in a certain county, how will I know? If they're unexpected, I won't know to expect to look for reports on them!
Examples: The Fork-tailed in Boulder a couple of years ago; the Golden-crowned out East, that same year; a shorebird at a wildlife area I've never been to; a warbler that might not be a rarity, but might be a life bird, and uncommon enough to make the report. I think we're losing a lot, with the demise of the RBA. I hope that, unlike the CFO facebook page (which is largely photo-based, or ID-help-request-based), that the Colorado Rare Bird Alert facebook page can step in as a place we can all post more reports than photo albums, and strictly about actually uncommon birds. I don't know how ebird can replace the RBA. Dave Cameron Denver On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 3:15:23 PM UTC-6, Robert Righter wrote: > > Hi > > I like the RBA on Cobirds. With one quick click and I immediately get a > quick snapshot of what its going on in our state. The RBA is much more than > just rare birds. It also includes out of season and out of range reports, > unusually high counts. For example today there were six Black Swifts and a > Eastern Wood-Pewee seen at Pueblo Res. To me that is interesting > information. For more information about a post, just click on the poster’s > email. Just looking at all the unusual sighting per county I find very > stimulating. > > My question is can I click on ebirds and obtain the same information > as quickly as I can on the RBA? > > Bob Righter > Denver 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/0f6cb9aa-7d55-42dd-9760-d88171fc8bb3%40googlegroups.com.
