[Tweeters] Bad use of eBird

[Steve Hampton]

A little bit more on this-- sensitive species are hidden in eBird in that
the data is "blurred" and the exact location is not revealed. In North
America, you'll see this is for Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Lesser
Prairie-Chicken, Northern Hawk-Owl, Great Gray Owl, and Gyrfalcon (and
maybe a few others). You can report them, but others cannot zoom in and see
the details. eBird's list of "sensitive species" is here:
https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803210-sensitive-species-in-ebird#Sensitive-Species-List

eBird is continually updating and revising this list.

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 7:55 PM Dave Slager <dave.slager at gmail.com> wrote:


> Rachel,

>

> Depending on the species and location, this fortunately might not be true

> anymore.

>

> https://ebird.org/news/sensitive-species-in-ebird

>

> Dave

>

> On Wed, May 25, 2022, 19:15 Rachel Lawson <rwlawson5593 at outlook.com>

> wrote:

>

>> I just got back from a tour during which we saw a single bustard of a

>> species that is vulnerable to extinction.  Our guide told us not to report

>> this individual on eBird because Saudi Arabian falconers read the reports

>> and, within days, will arrive and kill it.  What a terrible use of an

>> otherwise excellent resource.

>>

>> Rachel Lawson

>> Seattle

>> rwlawson5593 at outlook.com

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​Steve Hampton​
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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