This might be slightly off topic, but I know there are many people on this listserv who use eBird to report their sightings and even some who just use it to help them find birds.
In either case, everyone benefits when it is easier to both submit and find sightings. I've recently started volunteering as a reviewer for all hotspots suggested by eBird users in North Dakota/Iowa/Minnesota and just got caught up a few weeks ago. If anyone who uses eBird would like to share their favorite birding spots so other people can report their sightings to that location or use that information to find birds they may need, the steps to suggest a hotspot are very easy. 1) In eBird, click the "My ebird" tab 2) Click the "Manage My Locations" link on the right 3) Select the locations and then in the pull down menu, pick "Suggest as Hotspots" Don't worry about too much about whether the location you are suggesting is good enough or if you are unsure of the location name. If it is a spot that you regularly find birds (even if they are just common Minnesota birds), just go ahead and suggest it and I'll follow up with you if more information is needed. If you have any questions about eBird, I'm happy to assist. Have a great weekend and hopefully some fun birds show up this fall. -- Derek Bakken [email protected] Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! Also, please report your bird sightings to eBird and/or the IOU/MOU. The information gathered is vital to the future of birds. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
