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Birding with a purpose…. What Species? Take a Guess!. Cooper’s Hawk--CBC Results. Higher totals reported nearly range-wide. What Species? Take a Guess!. Northern Bobwhite—CBC Results. Drastic decrease across the Southeast. How Can We Keep the Common Birds Common?. What is eBird?.
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Cooper’s Hawk--CBC Results Higher totals reported nearly range-wide
Northern Bobwhite—CBC Results Drastic decrease across the Southeast
What is eBird? Gathering and interpreting observational data for the conservation of biological diversity • Continental online checklist project • Tool for gathering observational data • Persistent bird observation archive • Gathers baseline data on bird distribution and abundance
The Big Picture… • Solidify eBird as the new standard for bird recording • Make birders better scientists • Help conserve biodiversity • Make these data available to the world! • Monitoring and identifying important areas for birds • Standard interface for developing Cit-Sci initiatives
eBird—Current Stats • 15,919 individual users • 93 % of checklists from the Lower 48 • 348,637 checklists submitted • 1,501 species reported • ~79 million individuals reported
Geographic Coverage North AmericaUnited StatesCanadaMexicoPuerto Rico & US Virgin IslandsHispaniolaWestern HemisphereCubaColombiaPanama
Version 2 -- Goals • Focus on increasing user reward • Increase checklist submissions • Encourage submission of historic data • Build recurring participation • Create new look and feel • Build new output tools • User-friendly interface
eBird Version 2—Building the eBird Community • Birding news and features • Top fives • Links to regional projects • Discussion board • Resources
eBird Version 2—Data Entry • My locations • Hotspots • Mapping tool • Lat/Long • Location • management tools
eBird Version 2—Species Pathway • Two major pathways • Species • Location • Personal and public • data access • Links to My eBird
Curve-billed Thrasher Distribution • Gray indicates data present • Tan indicates lack of data • White indicates no coverage
Eurasian Collared-Dove Distribution 1900-2005 • Map features 100 km • frequency grid • Displays negative data • Shows current eBird • coverage
Pine Warbler Distribution • Migratory areas shown • in light green • Note vagrants in • Colorado
Pine Warbler Breeding Distribution • Map shows northern • and southern breeding • populations
Pine Warbler Winter Distribution • Core wintering area • is the Southeast • Some observed • at feeders in the North
eBird Version 2—Location Pathway • Frequency bar charts • Any date and • location
eBird Version 2—Location Pathway • Details migratory • interval for every species • Learn about species • occurrence at any • location
Olive-sided Flycatcher Frequency--Chicago, IL • Interactive graphs • Regional maps • View sample size • Download data • Glossary links
Olive-sided Flycatcher Frequency--Chicago, IL • Interact with data • points • Choose from six • graph types
Keep Track of Your Lists Using My eBird • Maintain and manage lists • Life, regional, state and county • View your eBird stats • Manage your data • View and manage profile
Keep Track of Your Lists Using My eBird • Lists first date and location • Detailed checklist view
Keep Track of Your Lists Using My eBird • View all observations • of a single species • Sort by location or • date
Keep Track of Your Lists Using My eBird • Easy access to edit tools • Print or download reports • View diary notes
eBird Version 2—What Are the Results? The Good, The Not So Bad, and the Downright Ugly…
Evaluating Version 2.0 Database Queries & the eBird Survey • Get to know our users • Learn what they like about eBird • Learn what they dislike • Figure out what drives usersto submit checklists
Evaluating Version 2.0 Growing eBird through Application Development • Increase personal user reward • Create new look and feel • Build new output tools • User-friendly interface
Goal: User-friendly Interface How easy is it to navigate this site?
Goal: Improved Look and Feel How do you like the look and feel?
Goal: Improved Output Tools My favorite part of the site is . . .
Goal: Increase Personal Reward Do you keep track of your bird lists using the features on My eBird?
eBird Version 2 – Reviewing the Goals • Increase checklist submissions • Encourage submission of historic data • Make birders better eBirders • Build recurring participation • Encourage standardized counts
Goal: Gather Historic Data Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2005 eBird 2.0 Sept. 2005 – Feb. 2006 n = 62,161 n = 119,116
Goal: Recurring Participation Number of users submitting five or more checklists for the current or previous month
Number of Users Submitting 1st eBird Checklist Note February highs presumably due to GBBC
eBird Version 2—Why submit multiple records? “I want my observations to make a difference for the future of birds and birding. I enjoy watching my own database grow, and with it my experience and expertise. Finally, I am probably 'losing it', at least as far as my wife is concerned!” “Bird conservation. When I don’t submit a checklist, it is due to health problems.” “Transcribing life list from well-worn journal” “We submit a daily count for our yard. In addition, we submit counts for other sites we bird during the week. We like the fact that you can put the information to good use. At the same time, we have a great record for our own use.”
What do you find most rewarding about eBird? “When looking back over our history . . . Seeing and remembering the day when we had a Scarlet Tanager and other rare visitors to our feeder.” “The knowledge that my data is contributing to a larger effort to understand birds.” “eBird 2 does a great job of keeping my lists for me. That was the incentive I needed to enter information from past years. Also, I love the new tool that allows you to pull up all of the sightings of a particular species at a particular location.”
eBird Version 2—eBird Partners with Zeiss • Zeiss becomes corporate sponsor • Supports eBird initiatives • Co-promotional agreement Hooray!
Challenges – Okay, the Ugly • Growing pains! • Incomplete data entry/listing • Management issues • Hardware Limitations • Promotion