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Index of Subjects --000000000000cb36aa056a7094bd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I think the researchers who use eBird data, and the directions on the eBird site, will encourage you to use breeding codes as much as you can, or will. So it can't do any harm. Having said this, I personally feel that use of breeding codes should reflect common sense knowledge of species breeding range as well as time of year. I won't search for examples but I know I've seen breeding codes used this winter in particular, say Dec-Mar, that I consider highly speculative or simply invalid. Aside from an extremely short list of local species that literally never migrate, plus Crossbills, a few owls, I think even using "in appropriate habitat" or "pair in suitable habitat" is meaningless in Dec-Mar. The birds are simply trying to survive the winter and seeing a bird in a given location tells us almost nothing about where they might breed next spring. They are (were) where they are because there is FOOD, habitat and safety there. Best, Rick. On 22 April 2018 at 08:15, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > On my regular birding routes I have been entering breeding codes each time > when appropriate for a species. Is there any reason to do so on every list > if the breeding code is no higher than already reported previously for that > location? > > Nancy > > Sent from my iPad > --000000000000cb36aa056a7094bd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I think the researchers who use eBird data, and the direct= ions on the eBird site, will encourage you to use breeding codes as much as= you can, or will. So it can't do any harm.<div><br></div><div>Having s= aid this, I personally feel that use of breeding codes should reflect commo= n sense knowledge of species breeding range as well as time of year. I won&= #39;t search for examples but I know I've seen breeding codes used this= winter in particular, say Dec-Mar, that I consider highly speculative or s= imply invalid. Aside from an extremely short list of local species that lit= erally never migrate, plus Crossbills, a few owls, I think even using "= ;in appropriate habitat" or "pair in suitable habitat" is me= aningless in Dec-Mar. The birds are simply trying to survive the winter and= seeing a bird in a given location tells us almost nothing about where they= might breed next spring. They are (were) where they are because there is F= OOD, habitat and safety there.</div><div><br></div><div>Best, Rick.</div></= div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 22 April 2= 018 at 08:15, nancy dowd <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd= @gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br= ><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1= px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On my regular birding routes I have been en= tering breeding codes each time when appropriate for a species. Is there an= y reason to do so on every list if the breeding code is no higher than alre= ady reported previously for that location?<br> <br> Nancy<br> <br> Sent from my iPad<br> </blockquote></div><br></div> --000000000000cb36aa056a7094bd--
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