Freckled Ducks and Birdata

[Renée Ferster Levy via Canberrabirds <>]

Hi Geoffrey,

Ages ago you asked whether anyone uses Birdata in the ACT.

Yes! I have hundreds of 20 min surveys in there, and there are other observers.

It's such an easy site to use and to explore. Great that people can now do standardised surveys if they use ebird.

My preferred type of survey is an "embedded" survey ie. two in one - 20 minutes in an approx 2ha site, and also sightings out of the area, or before and after. (I think that's only possible on the website, not on the app).

Cheers all, happy autumn birding,

Renée 

On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 at 14:00, Geoffrey Dabb via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I am looking at Freckled Ducks and Birdata.  I am curious about the rare report to Birdata of an FD at Kelly Swamp on Sunday  9 Feb.  The time (one hour from 12.53) does not fit the visits of any of the 6 FD reporters that day to eBird.  I assume an out-of-town observer unless someone on this chatline can put their hand up. The background to this is that going by available records Birdata is rarely used, if at all, by Canberra observers.  May I ask if anyone currently does?  You’ll remember the recent report of proposed collaboration between Birdata and eBird.

 

https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-announces-new-collaboration-with-ebird/

 

Geoffrey

 

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