Minor change to eBird Top100
November 11, 2009
Vermiculated Screech-Owl (vermiculatus subspecies) at Semaphore Hill, Panama, 8 Feb 2007. This subspecies, ranging north to Costa Rica, is almost certainly distinct from the guatemalae group farther north. Photo: Marshall J. Iliff
Those of you that keep a close watch on the eBird Top100 may have
noticed a change this past week. It may have seemed that the numbers
suddenly changed last Friday. In actuality though, all we did was
change the default on the year selector in the top right. While it
previously defaulted to "All Years", it now defaults to the current
year. If you want to see who has the best All Time list, just use that
selector box to select All years. The reason we did this was because we
wanted to keep all active eBirders involved in the Top100 lists--year
lists can be competitive for anyone, but a lifetime list takes a
lifetime to accumulate. In any event, don't be alarmed by this change,
just select the period you want to check.
