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<p class="MsoNormal">Hats off to Matt and Michael for making this historic resource available and user-friendly! WA Birder co-founders Laurie and the late Ken Knittle are proud I’m certain of your dedication and as grateful as the rest of us. Tom Mansfield
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders-bounces@uidaho.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Matt Bartels<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tweeters (E-mail) <tweeters@u.washington.edu>; Inland-NW-Birders - To Post <inland-nw-birders@uidaho.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [inland-NW-birders] WA Birder county excel sheet and one page checklists updated for 2023<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michael Hobbs and I have updated the WA Birder Excel spreadsheet and the one page county checklists for the new year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Excel checklist combines all the county codes in a sheet that allows you to tally your county totals [and do a bunch of other fun things]. Both the ‘enhanced’ version and the plain version are available at the Washington Birder website
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/wabirder.com/combined_county_list.html__;!!JYXjzlvb!iXVwS1O0N4cUavIV7D3VWkTQa5k30gtASQ7pLecjv90IXUav_n_fGu4XUBRH32ULTxB_IUs12I25IX6szIgRjPLmJZPr$">http://wabirder.com/combined_county_list.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Worth noting: </b>Three years ago, we added a feature that allows you to generate a one page pdf of any county list with all your species checked off automatically. This is a really cool addition Michael coded up and I think it makes
entering your ’ticks’ into the spreadsheet even more worthwhile.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to a state first and many county firsts ,Franklin Kittitas and Klickitat counties had their codes updated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Background</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Every year since 2003 I've updated this checklist, adding new species and county firsts, and revising it to comply with the latest taxonomic updates produced by the AOU & ABA. [I guess this is year #21 for this effort!] This year, the taxonomic
sequence changed a bit again —the only notable change was in the Wren order. In addition, the checkist can be sorted by the eBird sort order.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are looking for a color-coded way to track your county lists and/or see how abundant any species is in a given county, give the list a try.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With the 'enhanced' spreadsheet, you can generate county needs lists, see which counties you've seen or need any given species, and more. Instructions on using the spreadsheet are on the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/wabirder.com/combined_county_list.html__;!!JYXjzlvb!iXVwS1O0N4cUavIV7D3VWkTQa5k30gtASQ7pLecjv90IXUav_n_fGu4XUBRH32ULTxB_IUs12I25IX6szIgRjPLmJZPr$">same
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<p class="MsoNormal">Instructions on transferring your data from an older copy of your spreadsheet to the new one are included at the website as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The one page pdf blank county checklist</b>s are available at the following link: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/wabirder.com/county_map.html__;!!JYXjzlvb!iXVwS1O0N4cUavIV7D3VWkTQa5k30gtASQ7pLecjv90IXUav_n_fGu4XUBRH32ULTxB_IUs12I25IX6szIgRjORM5Vwr$">http://wabirder.com/county_map.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you want to move away from the screen and enjoy some time filling in checks on a list, print out a few county lists and start marking it up.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A summary of all the new “County Firsts” is available at this link: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.wabirder.com/county_firsts.html__;!!JYXjzlvb!iXVwS1O0N4cUavIV7D3VWkTQa5k30gtASQ7pLecjv90IXUav_n_fGu4XUBRH32ULTxB_IUs12I25IX6szIgRjAvkrUSM$">http://www.wabirder.com/county_firsts.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Finally, a reminder that your 2022 totals are due</b> <b>by the end of January</b>— I’d encourage everyone to take some time and fill out the portions you track. It is always a great community event to pull this info together into one
annual report we can share. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">List Report (and Big Day) forms are available on the Washington Birder website: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.wabirder.com/forms.html__;!!JYXjzlvb!iXVwS1O0N4cUavIV7D3VWkTQa5k30gtASQ7pLecjv90IXUav_n_fGu4XUBRH32ULTxB_IUs12I25IX6szIgRjASXBbeO$">http://www.wabirder.com/forms.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to feedback or suggestions, and would be happy to help troubleshoot problems if you run across them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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