Bruce Fall, Minneapolis (MN eBird editor)
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This message is for MOU-netters who also use eBird. This weekend (Fri.
2/14 through Mon. 2/17) is the 17th annual (and now international) Great
Backyard Bird Count sponsored by Cornell and the National Audubon
Society (more information is on the eBird home page, eBird.org). All
GBBC records are now entered through eBird and thus eventually will be
imported into the MOU avian database along with other eBird records.
This annual winter event attracts many new birders (which is one of its
purposes). To minimize errors (ID, counting, etc.), I have made some of
the regional filters in Minnesota more stringent for some species for
the short time period that spans this event. Species affected include
some that are known to present ID issues. This may result in more
flagged entries than usual for this time of year, but please treat them
as you do for other flagged records (i.e., make comments). Thanks for
your understanding; this will be for a few days only.
