Justyn, Well stated and much appreciated. I coordinate volunteers for the CBC each year in my area and this year I had the fewest volunteers. I can't help but think that many are too interested in just being in the Top 100. I think that is fine but I wish they would spend some of their time volunteering with monthly surveys and counts that help define status and distribution more accurately, as the House Finch you described. Though the CBC is interested in the total birds in my area, I enter each site separately in a CBC account I created and make them available to stakeholders and organizations in my area. This data is helpful to assist them in writing grants, educational materials, etc., to help preserve their parks and native habitat areas. Thanks again for your thoughtful post. -- Lena Hayashi Huntington Beach |
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