eBird's Missing Species (1 Viewer)

I thought this was interesting: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/ebirds-missing-species/. Based on the "Have you seen any of these birds?" thread, I think people could add a lot to the database.

I use eBird a lot, that's where I've been submitting most of my birding checklists. Also participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count.

Back in 2002, I completed the Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology correspondence course. Learned a LOT! I took the snail-mail version with the binders and paper lessons. It's available online, now ...

Rusty Blackbirds and Kirtland's Warbler are supposed to be very close to extinction.

The lab folks claimed to have seen an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker when they did their explorations in the deep South -- even got what they thought was one on video. This has been disputed, since the video isn't clear. Many suspect all they saw was a Pileated Woodpecker, still quite common.

That's why their stated goal is so important: TO KEEP COMMON BIRDS COMMON.

There is another thread on this in the taxonomy forum, including responses from the people at Ebird on how they made the list.