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Sent from the all new Aol app for iOS Buzz Schaumberg On Saturday, December 24, 2022, 2:33 PM, Joey Kellner <[email protected]> wrote: Timeout everyone. First of all, HappyHolidays to everyone! Wemust have a LOT of newer birders in Colorado. I say this because “back in the day”, we went birding for the fun of itand we called each other with our good bird sightings. Sharing “our” good bird with others wasenough “confirmation”, we did not need a “reviewer” to validate our birdingabilities. Personally,when I find a bird that flags as rare, I document it such that an eBirdreviewer (tomorrow, next year or next decade) will not need to contact me. I attach photographs, sound recordings and/orwrite a detailed description OF THE BIRD (not that is flying, or that itis perched on a twig, but exactly what it looked like and how it might have differedfrom “the picture in the book”). Thedescription should be detailed enough that it stands the “test of time”. Afuture researcher maybe 100 or 200 years from now (that has no idea what yourbirding skill-set was like) can also review your evidence and determine you sawwhat you said you saw. Describe the birdand then eliminate similarly appearing species. THEN, and here’s the MOSTimportant part, DON’T LOOK BACK! Moveforward, get out for the joy and fun of birding, not because you NEEDreassurance that you are a good birder or to see your name in “lights”, butbecause birding is FUN! Asfor the number of eBird reviewers, these are volunteers and finding people thathave the historical background of Colorado (and county) birds, birdidentification skills, a thick skin and WANT to do review is difficult. In the past we’ve had reviewers that literallyaccepted just about EVERY bird (contrary to the evidence supplied)! I (and likelyeBird) would want reviewers that can scrutinize a record, make sure a morecommon species was not misidentified and ensure the data is as good as possibleand that sometimes means not confirming some sightings. Reviewers get burned out, some volunteeringliterally hundreds of hours a year doing eBird record and filter reviews. Please don’t get mad at the people reviewingyour records, it helps no one. They getjust as frustrated at us birders. Birders that that don’t read the eBird rules and submit then 30-mile-longchecklists, or create a checklist that follows a trail through three habitatsin the course of 5 hours, or attach a photo to the wrong species. It has GOT to be exhausting to be an eBirdreviewer! How many times have you said, “Thankyou” to an eBird reviewer? Then thinkhow many times you’ve complained about them? They are doing the best they can, trust me, I know many of them. Better to just document the heck out of yourrare bird, let the birding community know and move on to more birdingfun! HappyHolidays and I hope everyone can get out and see great birds in the new year! Joey. JoeyKellner Littleton,Colorado -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/9890905d-5a6e-4a96-bba5-69ea1d27ab12n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/1336437227.3135743.1671921018461%40mail.yahoo.com.
