Here are two maps of the state of Kansas. Each map is filled with spots.
In figure 1, each spot marks a county in which the spotted sandpiper has been spotted.
In figure 4, each spot marks a county in which the spotted towhee has been spotted.
Both maps were prepared by the Kansas County Checklist Project. Their work, they say, “is intended to reflect the current records of bird sightings on file, somewhere, for each county. It is hoped that birders will print out these lists, use them in their birdwatching trips and report bird sightings not on the list to the appropriate individuals/organizations.” Much of project’s data is available on the web at Kansas Bird Species County Maps.
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In figure 1, each spot marks a county in which the spotted sandpiper has been spotted.
In figure 4, each spot marks a county in which the spotted towhee has been spotted.
Both maps were prepared by the Kansas County Checklist Project. Their work, they say, “is intended to reflect the current records of bird sightings on file, somewhere, for each county. It is hoped that birders will print out these lists, use them in their birdwatching trips and report bird sightings not on the list to the appropriate individuals/organizations.” Much of project’s data is available on the web at Kansas Bird Species County Maps.
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The article above is from the September-October 2008 issue of the Annals of Improbable Research. You can download or purchase back issues of the magazine, or subscribe to receive future issues. Or get a subscription for someone as a gift!Visit their website for more research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK.
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