This function reads all .csv files downloaded from the Project FeederWatch
website, either from the default "data-raw/" folder created by pfw_download()
or from a user-specified folder. Optionally, it can apply filters like region,
species, year, etc.
.csv files for import can be downloaded via pfw_download() or from
the Project FeederWatch website.
Usage
pfw_import(folder = NULL, filter = FALSE, ...)
Arguments
- folder
The folder where Project FeederWatch data is stored. Default is "data-raw/" in a local directory.
- filter
Logical. If TRUE, applies filters using pfw_filter(). Default is FALSE.
- ...
Additional arguments passed to pfw_filter() for filtering (e.g., region, species, year).
Value
A combined and optionally filtered dataset containing all Project FeederWatch data.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Import all downloaded data from the default folder ("data-raw")
data <- pfw_import()
# Import and filter for Washington checklists from 2023
data_filtered <- pfw_import(filter = TRUE, region = "Washington", year = 2023)
} # }
