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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Rotarran on February 09, 2016, 10:15:27 AM

Title: Dead Birds
Post by: Rotarran on February 09, 2016, 10:15:27 AM

I have recently seen reports (on ebird) of dead birds. What is the protocol for a dead bird sighting?  I was always under the impression that dead birds don't count towards official lists...but I could be wrong.  

One such report is linked below (warning it does have a picture of a dead bird):
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27392411 (http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27392411)

Title: Re: Dead Birds
Post by: BetCrooks on February 09, 2016, 01:59:53 PM

"Only include living birds. In the long run we hope to gather information on dead birds, but at this point eBird is intended only for living birds."
http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/a ... propriate- (http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/973921-what-data-are-appropriate-)

That said, many people personalize eBird to suit their own purposes and I doubt a few people reporting dead birds, especially if they are rarities, is a problem.