Not being familiar with the interstate branches, I initially assumed that the
"BA" in "NSWBA" referred to here stood for Birds Australia, I take it then
that the NSWBA is completely independent of the Birds Australia Atlas?
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Paul
> & Irene Osborn
> Sent: Saturday, 25 September 2010 9:18 PM
> To: Ralph Reid
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] NSW Atlassing
>
> Hi Ralph,
>
> I can't coment on what happened to your suggestions for
> improvement of the NSWBA data collection and handling system
> as I don't know. However, I can say that there is provision
> in the data entry system for the habitat details to be
> entered, and make their way into the database. I will agree
> with you that the system needs improvement and have been
> pushing for this myself for some time.
>
> You are not on my copy of the membership list, are you a
> member? If you were you would have seen my note in the latest
> newsletter regarding habitat recording and why I think we
> should dispense with it, basically because most birders are
> not sufficiently skilled to identify the different habitats
> and secondly, because most sheets that come in involve
> multiple habitats and it is impossible to tell which bird was
> in which habitat.
>
> In defence of the committee I should point out that they are
> all very busy at the moment putting together a NSW Bird Atlas
> publication. They are all volunteers and give their time
> freely for the love of birds. They are not professional data
> management people. It's like most clubs and societies in this
> country, the general members complain about the committe and
> the way they do things but very few put up their hands to
> take over any of the work of running things when it cames to
> the AGM and election of officers.
>
> Paul Osborn
>
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