They used ebird data to quantify the famous "Patagonia picnic table effect," the idea that rare birds attract more birders to a site, in turn leading to more rarities being found there. https://t.co/kCRiJxFs22
The influence of rare birds on observer effort and subsequent rarity discovery in the American birdwatching community https://t.co/QmLjSB9hWB | @thePeerJ | #ornithology https://t.co/VqHzWxDMOU
No #ornithology fieldwork? Do #research on birders & #birding, mining @Team_eBird data! #OpenAcces @ https://t.co/Byu2MfCbEd:
*No Patagonia Picnic Table Effect (mega rarity ≠ more rare #birds found)
*Location fatigue: site visited less than baseline after mega disappears
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@thePeerJ @RareBirdAlertUK @RSPBbirders @OregonState Our research on birder behavior associated with mega rarity discoveries and the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect was published in PeerJ - https://t.co/YPfII6WoGB