[cobirds] Data sharing - Cobirds, eBird, Atlas

            The recent Cobirds discussion about migrating data between eBird & Cobirds & other listserves left out one important site that merits data sharing:

            The COLORADO BREEDING BIRD ATLAS

            Many of you already post your data to the Atlas, but many don't. The Atlas will accepts data from non-priority blocks, and it particularly solicits them for breeding confirmations and likely breeding for unusual species.

            Many of you visit places that have special birds, see unusual breeders, or see breeding evidence – nest building, nests, fledglings, adults carrying food, etc. – that would enhance the Atlas database. Your visits to state and local parks, private ranches, Nature Conservancy properties, exotic locations such as Lamar & Tamarack & Bonny (at least once upon a time) – generate information that will make our Atlas more complete.

            I urge you to post your data to the Atlas database; Atlas workers pick up some of these data but you have more complete knowledge and can fill in gaps (habitat, e.g.). You'll do a better job of it.

 

            [I admit it takes determination to master parts of the Atlas posting system. If you have trouble figure out which block (priority or non-) contains your site, I can help you with it. (The Atlas map system does not endear itself to pairing a site with a block.) Or I can help in other ways – let me know.]

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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