G’day Roger I use the explore data Facility for the three species that I work on. I originally applied for the download of raw data, and eventually three or four explanatory files arrived, but no data file. I replied explaining that this was what happened, but have never heard back from them on that. I still get requests to fill in questionaires, but no explanation. I have been able to get the data from the explore data avenue, but just get frustrated by all the repetition. Thanks for your attempt to clarify the methodology. Cheers Mike =================== Michael Tarburton tarburton.m@optusnet.com.au =================== On 23/05/2015, at 6:26 PM, Roger Giller wrote: > Mike, > > How do you obtain your data from eBird? > > If you download raw data you should only get the “Group List” from > shared > observations. > If people enter their own lists separately then you will get > duplication, or > often multiplication. This is why eBird encourages list sharing for > group > outings. > > Eyes skyward! > Roger. > > —–Original Message—– > From: Michael Tarburton [mailto:tarburton.m@optusnet.com.au] > Sent: Friday, 22 May 2015 12:16 PM > To: Carl Clifford > Cc: birding-aus Aus > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Ticks & eBird > > G’day Tickers & bird watchers > > Carl, what makes your observation worse is that when each of the > persons on the tour then go and send those identical lists to eBird. > I get very frustrated trying to gather swift data from eBird, where I > have had up to 8 identical lists for the same place on the same day. > Sometimes they admit there were others with them sometimes they do > not. > > Happy birding > > > Mike > > > =================== > Michael Tarburton > tarburton.m@optusnet.com.au > =================== > > > > > On 11/05/2015, at 3:51 PM, Carl Clifford wrote: > >> I think that occurs on quite a few group tours, with the leaders >> collecting the individual sightings for their records, and some of >> the group just using the “master” list as their own sightings. >> Guess it is a matter of conscience. >> >> Carl Clifford >> >> >>> On 11 May 2015, at 1:31 pm, Denise Goodfellow >>> < goodfellow@bigpond.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> Clients once told me of a fellow passenger on a pelagic trip. As >>> the guide reeled off the names of the species, this fellow ticked >>> them off his list, without looking up! >>> >>> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow >>> PO Box 71 >>> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 >>> 043 8650 835 >>> >>> PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. >>> >>> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia >>> Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism >>> Award, 2004. >>> >>> With every introduction of a plant or animal that goes feral this >>> continent becomes a little less unique, a little less Australian. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 11 May 2015, at 12:23 pm, Peter Shute < pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> That’s not as silly as it sounds, if the client did actually see >>>> the bird but wasn’t able to identify it, and was just making sure >>>> Tim was certain of the id. >>>> >>>> My OBP tick wouldn’t be a tick if there hadn’t been an expert >>>> there to tell me it wasn’t a Blue-wing. Normally I’d want to id >>>> it myself, but I figure there aren’t going to be many chances to >>>> try again, and it’s not that much different to taking a photo and >>>> asking an expert later. >>>> >>>> Peter Shute >>>> >>>>> —–Original Message—– >>>>> From: Birding-Aus >>>>> [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of >>>>> drdeath@picknowl.com.au >>>>> Sent: Monday, 11 May 2015 10:45 AM >>>>> To: Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org >>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Ticks >>>>> >>>>> I remember the late Tim Fisher (of the Philippines) telling >>>>> me about a client who asked him (Tim) “Did you see that well >>>>> enough for me to tick it?” >>>>> David Robertson >>>>> Adelaide >>>> >>>>
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