Rachel,

Depending on the species and location, this fortunately might not be true
anymore.

https://ebird.org/news/sensitive-species-in-ebird

Dave

On Wed, May 25, 2022, 19:15 Rachel Lawson <rwlawson5593 at outlook.com> wrote:


> I just got back from a tour during which we saw a single bustard of a

> species that is vulnerable to extinction. Our guide told us not to report

> this individual on eBird because Saudi Arabian falconers read the reports

> and, within days, will arrive and kill it. What a terrible use of an

> otherwise excellent resource.

>

> Rachel Lawson

> Seattle

> rwlawson5593 at outlook.com

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