instead of eBird reports

Recent eBird Sightings Summary By Location - Version 1.0

Summary

Provides This API provides a summary of eBird and eTT observations for an eBird hotspot, over the past few days. Two different Google gadgets are also provided which consume this data.

Google Gadgets

There are two Google Gadgets that with eBird Trail Tacker and eBird branding which can be used to access this data stream.

eTT-branded Gadget 

The sample gadget utilizing this API: http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/ett-byloc.xml.

Example of this gadget on a page: http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/sample/sample-estero-llano.html

eBird-branded Gadget 

The sample gadget utilizing this API: http://ebird.org/wstools1.0/google/byloc/ebird-byloc.xml.

Potential Enhancements

consume the data provided by this API. Information about using those gadgets.

Suggestions for Improvement

• For both gadgets:
  • Ability to sort by Most Recently Observed (followed by taxonomic order)

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• For eBird gadget:
  • Show first and last name of reporting observer

• For eTT gadget:
  put eTT header and location title on separate lines; makes things look better when gadget is narrow
  • link to AAB species on species names
  • link to map showing location of sighting (using eTT map)
  • identify rarities and specialties

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
    <header>
        <locale country="US" language="en"/>
        <timestamp>2008-06-27T15:57:58.877-04:00</timestamp>
        <criteria>
            <property id="locID" value="L97555" description="Sapsucker Woods"/>
            <property id="daysBack" value="7"/>
        </criteria>
    </header>
    <result>
        <sighting>
            <species-id>cangoo</species-id>
            <scientific-name>Branta canadensis</scientific-name>
            <common-name>Canada Goose</common-name>
            <how-many>20</how-many>
            <num-checklists>2</num-checklists>
            <obs-dt>2008-06-27</obs-dt>
        </sighting>
        <sighting>
            <species-id>norbob</species-id>
            <scientific-name>Colinus virginianus</scientific-name>
            <common-name>Northern Bobwhite</common-name>
            <how-many>1</how-many>
            <num-checklists>1</num-checklists>
            <obs-dt>2008-06-25</obs-dt>
        </sighting>
    </result>
</response>

Potential

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Improvements

• Support more time frames (week, month).
• Support multiple points (via point in polygon computation).

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