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eBird releases list of most wanted counties
Recently eBird.com released a news announcement regarding counties that lacked data input in their nation-wide database. Birders are not evenly distributed around the continent, and the same is certainly true for eBirders. There are some places, like Cook County, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, that benefit from having large populations. Birders have submitted over 21,476 checklists (341 species) for Cook County and over 19,000 checklists (489 species) for Los Angeles. But high populations alone don’t always determine the number of checklists submitted. There are more checklists for Tompkins county, New York (24,285), than any other county--Cornell’s location in the center of the county plays a critical role. And it’s probably not too surprising that some exceptional birding locations like Cape May, NJ (14,197), rank high. Others benefit from a combination of factors: St. Louis, Minnesota, offers exceptional birding (home the Sax-Zim bog, Hawk Ridge, and Park Point); it’s large (bigger than several eastern states) and benefits from the passionate participation of a small but dedicated number of eBirders. But there are other counties that are less well represented in eBird.
eBird has provided a list of counties with NO checklists at all in their database. These would be great places to start. Of course, it may not be all that easy for everyone to get to Zeibach County, South Dakota. As Robert Frost learned, however, there are some great discoveries to be made on the roads less traveled. And it can make all the difference.
Clickhere to get the full story and see whether there’s any counties near you that are lacking checklist data - then start planning your next adventure!
