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Hi all:
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For those of you who have attempted data entry you are likely disappointed =
with Audubon's new data entry system. It is far more time consuming then t=
he old system and there are many faults. I will not delve into most of the=
m. I understand that there are still some kinks to work out=2C but they ha=
ve taken a step backwards by a large margin. I also noted that in the nine=
years of the White Point Count that it states that this year 112=2C for so=
me species was the max count when it actually was not according to the max =
number of such species seen before. So this is registering incorrectly. Ba=
ld Eagle needed to be added in. I'm assuming that since it is an American =
site that this is the reason as this species would not likely occur in a lo=
t of counts there. I could be way off base on this though. With these cou=
nts the strength of the wind always used to be factored in with the data. =
I did not see an option for this. Anyhow=2C enough griping and on to the a=
ctual results this year.
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We did the count on Dec. 15. We had three teams in the field with a total =
of 4 field participants and one feeder watcher. =20
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The results were 47 species of which nice finds were a red-throated loon=2C=
12 green-winged teal=2C a pine warbler=2C a red-bellied woodpecker=2C and =
three great shearwaters. We only came up with one yellow-rumped warbler=2C=
but it was very windy and at Summerville Beach a week before there had bee=
n a whole flock of those birds there. New species for the count were hoode=
d merganser=2C pine warbler and great shearwater. About a dozen of the no=
rmal species usually found were not located during the count=2C the most no=
teable of which were red-breasted nuthatch=2C boreal chickadee=2C common go=
ldeneye=2C common merganser=2C belted kingfisher=2C brown creeper=2C Bohemi=
an waxwing=2C cedar waxwing=2C American tree sparrow=2C common grackle=2C h=
ouse sparrow=2C and evening grosbeak. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater =
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Hi all:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
For those of you who have attempted data entry you are likely disappointed =
with Audubon's new data entry system. =3B It is far more time consuming=
then the old system and there are many faults. =3B I will not delve in=
to most of them. =3B I understand that there are still =3Bsome kink=
s to work out=2C but they have taken a step backwards by a large margin.&nb=
sp=3B I also noted that in the nine years of the White Point Count that it =
states that this year 112=2C for some species was the max count when it act=
ually was not according to the max number of such species seen before. =
=3BSo this is registering incorrectly. =3B =3BBald Eagle needed to =
be added in. =3B I'm assuming that since it is an American site that th=
is is the reason as this species would not likely occur in a lot of counts =
there. =3B I could be way off base on this though. =3B With these c=
ounts the strength of the wind always used to be factored in with the data.=
 =3B I did not see an option for this. =3B Anyhow=2C enough griping=
and on to the actual results this year.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
We =3Bdid the count on Dec. 15. =3B We had three teams in the field=
with a total of 4 field participants and one feeder watcher. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
The results were 47 species of which nice finds were a red-throated loon=2C=
12 green-winged teal=2C a pine warbler=2C a red-bellied woodpecker=2C and =
three great shearwaters. =3B We only came up with one yellow-rumped war=
bler=2C but it was very windy and at Summerville Beach a week =3Bbefore=
there had been a whole flock of those birds there. =3B New species for=
the count were hooded merganser=2C pine warbler and great shearwater. =
=3B =3B =3BAbout a dozen of the normal species usually found were n=
ot located during the count=2C the most noteable of which were red-breasted=
nuthatch=2C boreal chickadee=2C common goldeneye=2C common merganser=2C be=
lted kingfisher=2C brown creeper=2C Bohemian waxwing=2C cedar waxwing=2C Am=
erican tree sparrow=2C common grackle=2C house sparrow=2C =3B and eveni=
ng grosbeak. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR> </div></body>
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