Meant to send this to everyone.

Zeke Watkins
208-731-1471
Instagram : @idahobirder

Not all those who wander are lost – J.R.R. Tolkien

Without the animals, Man would die of a great loneliness of the Spirit – Chief Seattle

An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only great curiosity but great fulfillment – Sir David Attenborough

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Zeke Watkins
> Date: November 15, 2017 at 2:27:27 PM MST
> To: Larry Arnold
> Subject: Re: [IBLE] FW: [obol] Re: Interesting Ebird update
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> There was a post on eBird’s main page last month about the Sensitive Species issue explaining what would be hidden. Here is a link: http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/2885265
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> Zeke Watkins
> 208-731-1471
> Instagram : @idahobirder
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> Not all those who wander are lost – J.R.R. Tolkien
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> Without the animals, Man would die of a great loneliness of the Spirit – Chief Seattle
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> An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only great curiosity but great fulfillment – Sir David Attenborough
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>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 1:57 PM, ‘Larry Arnold’ larnold47@cableone.net [ible] wrote:
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>> Have folks on IBLE heard about this “blockage” thing?
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>> Any ideas as to what might be hidden in Idaho? Possibly Boreal Owl? For you, Cliff……. 😉
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>> Thread begins at bottom.
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>> Larry
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>> From: obol-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:obol-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Alan Contreras
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 9:07 AM
>> To: Bob Archer
>> Cc: OBOL
>> Subject: [obol] Re: Interesting Ebird update
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>> “Qualified scientists?” Oh my. Is there a definition or explanation of what that means?
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>> Alan Contreras
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>> “Nostalgic for Nixon”
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>> Eugene, Oregon
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>> www.alanlcontreras.com
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>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Bob Archer wrote:
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>> “qualified scientists” seem to have access. The rest of us see a 400 km2 area of where bird was.
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>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Alan Contreras wrote:
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>> That would seem to limit eBird’s use for research purposes. If I want to know where GGOs were found in Oregon, do I submit a yellow form in triplicate swearing not to harm the lovelies?
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>> Alan Contreras
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>> “Nostalgic for Nixon”
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>> Eugene, Oregon
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>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Bob Archer wrote:
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>> Seems the block is mandatory, all Gyrfalcon sightings are gone. Great Gray Owl are gone. The original observers can see info, that is all. Perhaps Mr Irons knows if regional editors have any say?
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>> Bob
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>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Alan Contreras wrote:
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>> Is the block mandatory or a choice made by the observer?
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>> Alan Contreras
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>> acontrer56@gmail.com
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>> “Nostalgic for Nixon”
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>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 8:41 AM, Bob Archer wrote:
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>> Ebird now has a list of protected species, you can enter precise location info for certain owls etc without info being provided to users of the site.. Northern Spotted Owl will show as a large block on the range map, no balloons. I tested system, try and find all the markers for the Gyrfalcon last Feb.
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>> Feel free to enter Northern Hawk Owl if you find one. Location will be blocked. Seems like a good idea rather than entering false info into site.
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>> http://help.ebird.org/customer/en/portal/articles/2885265-sensitive-species-in-ebird
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>> Bob Archer
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>> PDX
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