Suggested Visit Schedule for Finishing a Block in a Single Year
We’re all headed for the finish line in 2019, and so we need our priority blocks wrapped up THIS YEAR! To assist, we’ve prepared a suggested visit schedule.
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Oops! Top 10 Atlas Coding Errors & New Code Reinterpretation Process
As the season starts to slow down and we all begin to review our checklists collected during 2017, we thought it would be informative to share with everyone the results of the data review of 2015 and 2016 data. In general, we’re seeing lots of good information rolling in, but there are a few common pitfalls that everyone should be aware of.
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10 Quick Tips for Getting More Confirmations
There are a lot of blocks remaining in which just 15 more confirmations will complete the block. This is prime time to observe later-season codes like CF (Carrying Food), FL (Recently Fledged Young), and FY (Feeding Young [out of the nest]).
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Top 10 Easy Confirmations: do you have these for your block yet?
As we head into July and more eggs hatch, your focus should increasingly be on picking up those confirmed codes, with behaviors like CF (Carrying Food), FL (Recently Fledged Young), and FY (Feeding Young). Read on for a few tips on some of the easiest species you can use to pad your block totals.
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Atlas eBird Tips - Check yourself to avoid 3 common data-entry mistakes
As we’ve been reviewing checklists submitted this Atlas season, we’ve noticed three common data-entry errors that can negatively affect project results. Please read through this article and check your data to make sure WBBA II is as accurate as possible!
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More eBird Tips
Here are tips on three things that may help you out: Checklist Sharing, Adding Species to the Checklist, and Summarizing a Day List. Advanced eBird users may already know about these functions, but if you've just joined eBird to help with the atlas, hopefully this mini tutorial should help you learn about additional features and tools.
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Tricks for faster data entry
Wish you could spend a little less time on data entry? We’ll show you how using the Jump to Species box and Keyboard Shortcuts can make for lightning-fast checklist entry!
