Given the recent commentary, I thought some metrics
on eBird participation in Ohio may be of interest.
As of 16 Jun 2009, the following 16 counties had seen
the least coverage.
COUNTY
CHECKLISTS
SPECIES TOTAL
Monroe
9
61
Noble
11
98
Van Wert
14
47
Harrison
18
72
Morgan
20
84
Vinton
24
110
Perry
29
66
Carroll
32
105
Jackson
34
106
Belmont
36
141
Paulding
43
99
Guernsey
54
125
Fayette
55
114
Lawrence
60
119
Morrow
66
116
Pike
75
159
... and the top 16 counties
Montgomery
1283
245
Clermont
1402
248
Warren
1443
258
Lake
1456
268
Geauga
1508
217
Erie
1691
276
Portage
1734
230
Delaware
2090
265
Richland
2148
241
Summit
3613
255
Ottawa
3943
301
Lucas
4155
307
Hamilton
4470
259
Cuyahoga
4790
299
Lorain
5001
290
Franklin
6638
271
Visually this translates into this national map
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/images/GoogleEarthCountymap.jpg
Ohio compares with these top national counties
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
15565
327
Minnesota
St. Louis
16333
324
Massachusetts
Essex
16398
400
California
Los Angeles
19071
489
Illinois
Cook
21476
341
New York
Tompkins
24285
305
For more on eBird's MOST WANTED COUNTIES ... view this article.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/ebirds-most-wanted-counties
thanks to all who participate in eBird
Vic Fazio
Lawton, OK
eBird Reviewer, OH http://ebird.org
North American Birds Regional Editor, OH-WV http://www.aba.org/nab/
... now available through SORA http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/NAB/index.php
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