tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4828383100912863769..comments2024-03-28T13:45:59.554-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Will you count?Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-27624019098976846742019-02-14T07:05:56.361-06:002019-02-14T07:05:56.361-06:00I don't think that reliability is the problem ...I don't think that reliability is the problem but accuracy.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-5421193023261652212019-02-13T19:02:19.808-06:002019-02-13T19:02:19.808-06:00It is citizen science and they do have algorithms ...It is citizen science and they do have algorithms in place to try to ensure that the count is as accurate as possible. Plus unusual or highly unlikely reports are reviewed before acceptance. All the sites from which reports are received have to be registered so there would be a possibility of tracking duplicate reports. On the whole, I think the information that is accepted probably has a pretty high degree of reliability. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-76569153569341414112019-02-13T18:02:58.125-06:002019-02-13T18:02:58.125-06:00Is that accepted as science or just for fun? That ...Is that accepted as science or just for fun? That count must have biases. People could likely count the same birds, no?Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-62011041803460796292019-02-13T13:29:39.517-06:002019-02-13T13:29:39.517-06:00Excellent!Excellent!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-30413312349888729392019-02-13T11:20:59.947-06:002019-02-13T11:20:59.947-06:00I will try to do some counting between the raindro...I will try to do some counting between the raindrops.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.com