Samuel M. Safran

Samuel M. Safran

PhD candidate, University of Minnesota, Dept. Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology

Species responses to urbanization, quantitative methods for community-science data, & ecological restoration in human-dominated landscapes

Lifer birds map gallery

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A collection of maps I’ve made for others with the lifeR workflow. These highlight where users might be able to see new birds. See this post for more information.

Sam Safran's potential life birds Anya Auerbach's potential life birds Robert Francis's potential life birds Michael Chiappone's potential life birds Jeremy Cohen's potential life birds Cody Limber's potential life birds Kevin Bennett's potential life birds

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Mapping potential life birds

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eBird Status & Trends products are a collection of datasets describing the distribution and abundance of bird populations. While these products have been put to great use for scientific and conservation purposes, there is also potential to incorporate them into tools designed specifically for recreational birders. Here I leverage Status & Trends data to map the distribution and number of bird species I’ve yet to see–my potential “lifers.” Where should I go if I’d like to see new birds? When should I go there? These are familiar questions to birders, and I wanted to approach answering them in a rigorous and visually-appealing way.