Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their time reviewing shared location suggestions.
The wiki page site was developed for accessing data on eBird.org and includes additional links to birding resources at the county and location levels. Species totals have been updated for all county pages. This includes the total number of species with the equivalent color code highlighting the county name based on the colors used on eBird's maps. The alphabetical list of counties on the main page has been updated with total spp. #. *Hotspot pages*: All location pages have been updated on the wiki. These include 380 pages representing a total of 860 out of 5,274 hotspots (16.3%). Updates involve # of species and color codings based on species # along with updated 2016 periods for the bar chart tables displaying the Month: Dec./2016 and the current two month period Nov. - Dec./2016 along with the current year. For the following counties there are individual wiki pages for the *Top 10 locations* at the top of the list of shared locations: Cayuga, Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk Counties. For Westchester County and New York (Borough of Manhattan) County all hotspots have links to shared location pages. *Bar Charts* (Species Lists): For all county and top 10 location pages there are tables showing the months, seasons and several time frames for the current year. Clicking any of these will bring up a complete list of species and other taxa with bar charts representing abundance. To see a list of species for *all* periods click on the name above the months i.e. 'New York State (473 spp.)' or 'Delaware County (223 spp.)'. *Maps of sightings*: After bringing up a bar chart list you'll see a MAP button to the right of each species. Clicking this will produce a map of the latest sightings. Red icons show sightings within the past 30 days. Click on the icons to see a list of who reported each species and click on 'Checklist' to view their submission. Click on 'Explore Rich Media' in the right sidebar to view locations with photos, audio or video. These also exist for any multi-location page combining the hotspots associated with the location i.e. Durand-Eastman Park in Monroe County with its 16 locations. *Printable Checklists*: a link has been created to produce an eBird checklist (PDF format) for all hotspots on the wiki site. Additional details are in this email sent to the list < https://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/msg20153.html >. *Tide Graphs* exist for New York County, Kings County (Brooklyn) and Richmond County (Staten Island). There's a quick link to the tide graphs on the "Go To >" line highlighted in blue for each location. If there are multiple graphs on a page the left/right is generally north/south or west/east. If you spot any issues please let me know off line. Click 'Overview' on any of the wiki pages to bring up a sortable list of all species along with the latest checklists submitted and a list of the Top eBirders. Check out 'My Location Life List', 'My County Life List' and 'My State Life List' links on their respective pages. For each location page click on 'Google Map Directions' to bring up a Google Map page. On Google Maps click 'Directions' then 'Transit' to plot a public transportation route. By clicking 'More Options and Times' you can refine your search. This also works with 'Driving' and 'Walking'. — Home page: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York — Clickable map: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York#ClickableMap — Alphabetical counties: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York#Alphabetical Enjoy! -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
