Category Archives: Mapping

Birding the Road Less Traveled

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Tom

For anyone who has been paying attention to the Fill in the gaps — bird the road less traveled thread on eBird and Paul Hurtado’s Google+, I thought I would post the two quick maps I’ve made with Geocommons that give … Continue reading →

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New eBird Maps

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Tom

The team at eBird recently released a new mapping portal. The user interface is so, so, so much better, I cannot underestimate this point. It’s slick, well-done, clean, easy to use, modern, and many, many steps above the previous method … Continue reading →

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Map

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Tom

Inspired by Lanny Chambers’s “Spring 2011 Migration of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds” map (above) at hummingbirds.net, which I’ve seen in the past, but picked up again thanks to Nate Swick’s post on the ABA blog, I gathered up some pieces of code I had … Continue reading →

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