Content preview: I think you've hit the nail on the head Graeme. It is more
of a recreational birders' tool and not one with any scientific rigour for
data analysis. I mean, it just can't be really and I don't know if that has
ever been its intention. eBird is also very attractive to 'travelling'
birders
and I am constantly seeing erroneous records appearing in lists. I assume
these are most often made by birders in unfamiliar territory because it is
often things like Corvids that get misidentified. Just this week we've seen
someone reporting Masked Woodswallow from Sydney's Eastlakes Golf Course
(single bird in winter). I've seen this many times on other eBird lists where
the bird was obviously a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike. The same person has
entered
Olive Whistler and Banded Stilt from Western Sydney in the past week.
Clearly
they are misidentifications. In the Hunter I constantly see Little Ravens
reported from places I know only Aussie Ravens occur. It must be very
difficult
for the very few moderators to keep on top of it all. I think the
duplication
of data issue has been discussed here earlier. Yes, the BirdLife portal is
currently being developed and is advancing. Funding assistance has been
provided from the NSW Twitchathon funds from last year. As far as I know it
is still being decided how the eBird data will be used. Mick  From: Graeme
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