[BCNnet] Re: [vsn-stewards] Henslow's abundance

Judy Pollock bobolnk@ix.netcom.com
Tue, 02 Dec 2003 11:17:37 -0600


>I'm so delighted to see Judy analyzing the ebird data.  More and more, 
>this will be a great source for these type of inquiries.  One statement 
>that might answer some questions - we are still in the process of loading 
>in back data, so right now there are many gaps.  This should actually be 
>competed sometime in the next few weeks.  I think once that is done, there 
>will be fewer questions about the completeness of the data in the BCN 
>site.  Also, the charts that are provided on eBird are designed to allow 
>statistically defensible conclusions about the data, so if one sticks to 
>using the charts and analyses generated by e-bird,  questions of 
>interpretation can be minimized.

Judy Pollock
jpollock@audubon.org