Hi All-- Coincidently, today I blogged about my most recent eBird effort--transcribing my banding records into eBird. http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ I wholeheartedly agree with Jesse that eBird is worth exploring. <http://ebird.org dan On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Jesse Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hey WI and MN birders- > > The number of Snowy Owls thus far reported in the upper midwest makes it > clear this is an invasion year for this species. To get a sense of their > distribution so far this winter I plotted all the sightings I could find on > a google map, and I thought I would share. Currently the public may add new > sightings as they occur. > > A couple of major points: all of the points on this map are intentionally > plotted inexactly. The point here is to get a look at the overall > distribution in our area. Because google maps is a very different sort of > public forum than either of our listserves, I want to keep this points with > significant error for the safety of the birds. I have generally plotted the > point to the nearest population center mentioned in the posting to the > listserve. If you want to get more information on a particular sighting, > you'll need to check the appropriate listserve. If you are going to add > points to the list, please use the rule of major population center noted > above. DO NOT USE THIS MAP FOR BIRDING! > > Another major point! Only a small fraction of the reported individuals are > currently in eBird <http://ebird.org/>! (And at least one sighting is in > eBird <http://ebird.org/> but was not reported to the list.) Ideally, I > wouldn't have to make my own map, because everyone sighting these birds > would put their list into eBird <http://ebird.org/>. However, I can't > legitimately add someone else's sightings to eBird <http://ebird.org>. If > you haven't tried this amazing tool for recording and viewing bird > sightings, I suggest you give it a shot. You can now even include links to > photos if you want to support an ID or simply make your list look snazzy. > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204094329457575509162.0004b268568ba73710764&msa=0&ll=45.752193,-92.021484&spn=10.164185,23.269043 > > Please keep posting your general sightings to the lists, with as little or > as much detail as you see fit, and keep an eye out for these magnificent > birds! > > Jesse Ellis > Madison, WI > > > <%3Ciframe%20width=%22425%22%20height=%22350%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20src=%22 > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&mpa=0&ctz=360&mpf=0&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=46.742908,-92.154142&spn=6.227535,9.853105&t=h&vpsrc=6&msid=204094329457575509162.0004b268568ba73710764&output=embed%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Csmall%3EView%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&mpa=0&ctz=360&mpf=0&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=46.742908,-92.154142&spn=6.227535,9.853105&t=h&vpsrc=6&msid=204094329457575509162.0004b268568ba73710764&source=embed%22%20style=%22color:#0000FF;text-align:left%22%3ESnowy%20Owls%20in%20the%20Upper%20Midwest,%202011-12%3C/a%3E%20in%20a%20larger%20map%3C/small%3E > > > > -- > Jesse Ellis > Post-doctoral Researcher > Dept. of Zoology > University of Wisconsin - Madison > Madison, Dane Co, WI > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika [log in to unmask] ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html