[Tweeters] Additional Praise —Re: Edmonds CBC Results

[Brian Zinke via Tweeters]

Thanks to those who have reached out with kind words! I truly appreciate
the feedback, and am glad I was able to create a report that wasn't a chore
to read - that's the ultimate goal!

Others should feel free to use my report as a template or guide. I'd be
remiss not to mention those who came before me that I've cherry picked
ideas and knowledge from. Rick Taylor was the previous Edmonds CBC compiler
and he wrote very detailed reports. Duane Karna was also a previous Edmonds
CBC compiler prior to Rick. Our participation skyrocketed during their
tenures as compiler. They laid the foundation for what I'm able to do as a
compiler, and my goal is to build upon what they and others have done.

As for owling, I'd encourage anyone interested to give it a try during
the Great
Backyard Bird Count <https://www.birdcount.org/> (GBBC), coming up February
14-17 this year. The timing of that community science project lines up
better for owling. Not every survey is best suited for all species, which
is why we have the CBC, GBBC, breeding bird surveys, etc., as they each try
to look at our bird populations in different ways at different times of
year.

Thanks!

Brian
Executive Director
Pilchuck Audubon Society


On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com> wrote:


> Hello Brian,

> I too want to thank you for your efforts on the very fine, comprehensive

> report.

> The tables, charts, figures and photos brought the information and data

> to life for me. A real pleasure to view and read.

> I wonder if others, with your permission and credit , could use this or a

> version of this as a template for their reporting.

> It would be great if your work could be used as a template nationally.

> I hope the national Christmas bird count admi administrators view it.

>

> I would recommend you do your owl surveys sometime between late January

> (now) and early March.

> Several species of owl are now calling.

> One night this week I heard Northern Saw-whet, Great Horned, and Barred

> owls calling.

> Thank again,

> Dan Reiff

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On Jan 23, 2025, at 6:44 PM, Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> Brian, I’ve just had the pleasure of going through your count report. It

> is fantastic, not only full of good information but fun to browse. It must

> have represented a huge amount of effort, and I hope other count compilers

> have seen it and thought about doing something like it!

>

> And I hope you get better weather next year.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> On Jan 23, 2025, at 3:42 PM, Brian Zinke via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> Hi Tweets,

>

> For those interested, I've just finished the report for the 2024 Edmonds

> CBC, which includes Edmonds, Mukilteo, Lynnwood, southern Everett,

> Mountlake Terrace, Bothell, Mill Creek, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, and

> Maltby.

>

> It was a challenging year with the weather on our count day (Dec. 14), but

> we had another terrific turnout of willing birders.

>

> Read the Edmonds CBC summary report here.

> <https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/s/2024-25-Edmonds-Christmas-Bird-Count-Report.pdf>

>

> Thanks,

> Brian

>

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