Subject: CBC Circle Maps
Date: Dec 19 18:11:59 2003
From: Guy Monty - poecile at hotmail.com


Hi Wilson,

I agree. The two counts that I compile on Vancouver Island are not
depicted accurately. Although the center points seem correct, the circles
are too small.
thanks,
Guy L. Monty
Parksville, BC


>From: Wilson Cady <gorgebirds at juno.com>
>Reply-To: gorgebirds at juno.com
>To: lmgodina at iname.com
>CC: tweeters at u.washington.edu, steppie at nwinfo.net
>Subject: Re: CBC Circle Maps
>Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:04:20 GMT
>
>
>Tweeters,
> I visited the site to check on the Count Circle maps and was surprised
>to see that according to the map the Sauvie Island C.B.C. does not include
>the Ridgefield Refuge, Vancouver Lake, or anything but the Washington
>shoreline of the Columbia River. It looks like the center of ther count
>circle is shown about five miles too far to the west.
> I certainly would not rely on these maps to plan on where to bird
>during count day.
>
>
>Wilson Cady
>gorgebirds at juno.com

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