Hola! G'day and hey y'all!
I mean this with all do respect to the experts, power users, enthusiasts, ect.. that do utilize iNat productively, I'm not trying to be overly critical, but I'll admit I'm certainly an idealist..
Do you all have any tips or techniques for increasing the "visibility" of your observations (specifically birds) in order to more effectively find and confirm species identities?
I feel like I am doing something wrong, or posting my observations incorrectly.
I upload about an average of about 20-30 unique observations a week, I have observed that many of my observations continously lack ID or any contribution from other members, regardless of species scarcity, ect.
I think it seems that if I don't post intentionally broad descriptions, as simple as Class: Aves, I receive little to no input or confirmation for many of my observations, especially birds..
is this just normal selection bias, or is there something I can do to improve the frequency of contributions to my observations by other users or experts?
Also it seems like less than 10 people in SA regularly have any involvement with observations in Latin America, few to none of them from this country (Ecuador), and the contributors I experience have no connection or even a single observation outside of their respective states..
Sorry if this is confusing, I utilize iNaturalist.org nearly exclusively for archiving my species' and for assistance with IDs.. we spend a lot of time in the field, but I rarely have more than a few moments with individual specimens to take a photo, let alone ask for opinions on ID, I am regularly birding alone more often..
or is there a better online community I can utilize that is more bird-centric? I know "citizen naturalist" observations are not of tremendous value, however I would like my work to end up in the best of hands (outside of projects in country)
I'm just kindof disappointed to spend hours editing photos only to have little to no contribution whatsoever, while someone can take a picture of cockroach in their kitchen and will receive immediate confirmation and contributions...
por favor, digame (tell me)
I mean this with all do respect to the experts, power users, enthusiasts, ect.. that do utilize iNat productively, I'm not trying to be overly critical, but I'll admit I'm certainly an idealist..
Do you all have any tips or techniques for increasing the "visibility" of your observations (specifically birds) in order to more effectively find and confirm species identities?
I feel like I am doing something wrong, or posting my observations incorrectly.
I upload about an average of about 20-30 unique observations a week, I have observed that many of my observations continously lack ID or any contribution from other members, regardless of species scarcity, ect.
I think it seems that if I don't post intentionally broad descriptions, as simple as Class: Aves, I receive little to no input or confirmation for many of my observations, especially birds..
is this just normal selection bias, or is there something I can do to improve the frequency of contributions to my observations by other users or experts?
Also it seems like less than 10 people in SA regularly have any involvement with observations in Latin America, few to none of them from this country (Ecuador), and the contributors I experience have no connection or even a single observation outside of their respective states..
Sorry if this is confusing, I utilize iNaturalist.org nearly exclusively for archiving my species' and for assistance with IDs.. we spend a lot of time in the field, but I rarely have more than a few moments with individual specimens to take a photo, let alone ask for opinions on ID, I am regularly birding alone more often..
or is there a better online community I can utilize that is more bird-centric? I know "citizen naturalist" observations are not of tremendous value, however I would like my work to end up in the best of hands (outside of projects in country)
I'm just kindof disappointed to spend hours editing photos only to have little to no contribution whatsoever, while someone can take a picture of cockroach in their kitchen and will receive immediate confirmation and contributions...
por favor, digame (tell me)