[Bluebird-babble] Updated Numbers Reported to Cornell's The Birdhouse Network

[CBPKevin@aol.com]

In mid-October I sent out a message about the remarkable increase in 
reporting from Colorado this year.  Well, it seems that message was a little 
premature, a lot of the data hadn't been posted yet.  I just looked at Cornell's totals 
again and they're dramatically higher than even the October numbers.  Here 
are some of the more significant changes in the Total Number of Eggs category, 
which is what I reported in October:

- House Wren eggs went from 239 in October to 272, which is almost quadruple 
the average of 73 for the previous 3 years.
- Mountain Bluebird eggs totalled out at 622!  About double the October 
number, and much higher than the previous high of 490.
- Tree Swallow eggs went from 306 in October to 383, almost triple last 
year's total.
- Violet Green eggs, which had averaged around 60 in previous years, ended up 
at 273.
- Western Bluebird eggs skyrocketed from 242 in October to 797!  That's about 
15 times the total reported last year!
...and there may still be unreported data yet to be posted!

What these dramatic increases point to is the fact that a lot of folks have 
started reporting your data to the national database.  And that increased 
reporting is going to pay big dividends for our little blue friends as the 
scientists and researchers will have much more complete and comprehensive data to 
study, which will lead to better solutions to the problems the birds face.

Thanks again to all of you!  You are making a big difference!

Kevin Corwin
Colorado Bluebird Project
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