I would strongly urge people to record all their observations on
http://cogatlas.org.au/ the online data
entry system. The systematic recording of all bird observation data,
particularly those of species of interest (and with fluctuating bird
populations ALL species are of interest), is of utmost importance. While the resulting
data set will have omissions and imperfections, it is the ONLY data set we
have.
There
are many questions that arise now and in the future that can only benefit from
the analysis of a reasonably comprehensive data set.
So
please record your observations, whether you chat about them or not.
I
am more than pleased to assist anyone with getting familiar with the system.
Cheers
Paul
Paul Fennell
COG Database manager
6254 1804
0407105460
From: Anthony Overs
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Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 12:21 PM
To: canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] On reporting observations
I would like to second the
sentiments below from Matthew's email.
Recently, a couple of people told me that they are reluctant to report their
observations on the chatline through fear of being ridiculed, patronised or
even abused.
I would encourage everyone to report anything that they would like to share,
regardless of how common or uncommon the bird/behaviour is. If you think it's
interesting, then share it! If you've got a question, then ask!!
Of course, I'd also encourage people to consider writing up their more
interesting observations for inclusion in Canberra Bird Notes.
Regards
Anthony
2009/7/10 <>
Finally, I put
forward the sentiment that encouraging posting of observations is more valuable
to the group than the opposite, which could result in missing out on knowing
what is being seen, especially if it is an influx - and a reminder that all
such observations are ideally followed-up with the completion of an official
COG observation record for the database.
