Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve.....
On Android I prefer a free thing called GPS essentials. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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Cayuga bird list serv participants, I heartily embrace the request to provide a location when posting to this list serv. Although I attended Cornell and birded many of the areas mentioned, it has been along time and it is often very difficult to figure out where people are posting about. George's post below seems too much, but the place name and county at a minimum seems reasonable. The town(ship) name too might be helpful for us old, former residents of Tompkins County. Rob Blye East Coventry Township Chester County, Pennsylvania - Original Message - From: Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com To: cayugabirds-l cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:35:50 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve. OK, Tompkins County, Town of Danby, roughly half a mile south of Station Road, 3/4 mile west of Bald Hill Road, 7/8 mile east of NY 34. Latitude Longitude in decimal degrees: 42.31605N 76.50678W (approximate, per Google Earth; if you prefer another coordinate system you probably already have an app for conversion) That's probably enough location info for birds that haven't even arrived yet! :-) -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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George's post made me laugh out loud - but when a Lat Lon are readily available, the location can be found very easily. I usually do not post on this list because so many know so much more than I do - but I like the idea of lat and Lon, I'm going to try to post that info on our local list and see how it goes. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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*I can tell you from substantial experience that giving the county, township and road is not nearly enough information to get most birders onto the birds whose absence I was reporting yesterday.* Yes, indeed!! It's very hard to get onto them when they are absent! asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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I am glad we are having this discussion about noting locations. I must say, as a relative newcomer to the Ithaca area, it has been quite a challenge to figure out where some of the posts are referring to---but I find it very helpful when people mention at least the approximate town they are referring to. Even just a general, ballpark location such as that helps me to decide whether to spend the time looking up the specifics. (I guess we have to look things up, to narrow things down!---but I digress) I don't have a GPS device, and my Internet connection is too slow to allow me to use Ebird ( it just won't load, it is so graphics-heavy), so I rely mostly on paper maps and books. I was so glad when the Guide to Birding the Cayuga Lake Basin came out, as I finally began to discover where some of these places are. For example, until the book came out, I thought the potato building was on the Cornell campus! But when people say things like Smith Road, the red barn, the upper field, and so on, I am still often at a loss as to where to begin. I am gradually making progress, however. I also try to keep my gas costs down, so I generally don't go far for one bird, except for special occasions, but if there are several nice birds clustering in a rough area I might investigate the details and make the trip If it is a rare or unusual bird of course, greater detail is very welcome. I would imagine that it could get quite tedious to be typing a lot of GPS numbers along with the message, for the majority of posts. At least a mention of the nearest town (except for the most well-known places) should be quick and easy. One other thing---I encourage folks to continue to mention if they are willing to take a rider for a given trip! I'll try to do the same! Don Timmons Newfield ---Original Message--- From: Rob Blye Date: 5/3/2013 12:19:06 PM To: Geo Kloppel Cc: cayugabirds-l Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve. Cayuga bird list serv participants, I heartily embrace the request to provide a location when posting to this list serv. Although I attended Cornell and birded many of the areas mentioned, it has been along time and it is often very difficult to figure out where people are posting about. George's post below seems too much, but the place name and county at a minimum seems reasonable. The town(ship) name too might be helpful for us old, former residents of Tompkins County. Rob Blye East Coventry Township Chester County, Pennsylvania From: Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com To: cayugabirds-l cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:35:50 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve. OK, Tompkins County, Town of Danby, roughly half a mile south of Station Road, 3/4 mile west of Bald Hill Road, 7/8 mile east of NY 34. Latitude Longitude in decimal degrees: 42.31605N 76.50678W (approximate, per Google Earth; if you prefer another coordinate system you probably already have an app for conversion) That's probably enough location info for birds that haven't even arrived yet! :-) -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --faint_grain.jpg
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Many apps give you your GPS location and many will help you get their. One $0.99 iPhone app Don't Get Lost lets you COPY the Lat and Lon so you can paste them into an email. I Agree trying to get those digits moved over by memory I'd difficult. Too bad a hyperlink doesn't exist yet (that I know of) that you could click on a lat/Lon pair that would take you to map! Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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Perhaps this *Google Map of **Finger Lakes Birding Sites *would be a useful resource? Created in 2008 (not by me; just sharing this!), last edited in May, 2012. Hundreds of birding sites in the Cayuga and Seneca Lake basin are on the map, most with a brief description. Click Collaborate and you can add info edit the map too. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8source=embedmsa=0msid=200479205930842819575.000445465d665faee559fll=42.527208,-76.716386spn=1.09908,2.469177z=9 Erica On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Glenn Wilson wil...@stny.rr.com wrote: Many apps give you your GPS location and many will help you get their. One $0.99 iPhone app Don't Get Lost lets you COPY the Lat and Lon so you can paste them into an email. I Agree trying to get those digits moved over by memory I'd difficult. Too bad a hyperlink doesn't exist yet (that I know of) that you could click on a lat/Lon pair that would take you to map! Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Erica Marx (760) 301-6402 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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These map resources are also available on the Cayugabirdclub.org web page. Linda Orkin. Ithaca NY Sent from my iPhone On May 3, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Erica Marx ericavanet...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps this Google Map of Finger Lakes Birding Sites would be a useful resource? Created in 2008 (not by me; just sharing this!), last edited in May, 2012. Hundreds of birding sites in the Cayuga and Seneca Lake basin are on the map, most with a brief description. Click Collaborate and you can add info edit the map too. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8source=embedmsa=0msid=200479205930842819575.000445465d665faee559fll=42.527208,-76.716386spn=1.09908,2.469177z=9 Erica On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Glenn Wilson wil...@stny.rr.com wrote: Many apps give you your GPS location and many will help you get their. One $0.99 iPhone app Don't Get Lost lets you COPY the Lat and Lon so you can paste them into an email. I Agree trying to get those digits moved over by memory I'd difficult. Too bad a hyperlink doesn't exist yet (that I know of) that you could click on a lat/Lon pair that would take you to map! Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Erica Marx (760) 301-6402 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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On the iPhone, the Google Earth app lets you copy the coordinates of any location you're viewing (touch OPTIONS and swipe to POSITION to find the copiable coordinates). Then you can paste them into an email or anywhere else you wish. If you paste them into Apple Maps, the mapping app can take you right to that location, but first a slight format adjustment is required: the Google Earth app outputs them with a space between the last digit and the letter indicating direction. Apple Maps doesn't like the space, so after pasting in XX.xx N you have to delete the space to get XX.xxN, or your search will return a No Results Found. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve.....
Hi all, It would be really great if we could all remember to mention the location when we are posting sightings to this listserve. We all become so familiar with the area that we sometimes forget, but we must remember the new people to this list and to the area who might not be able to benefit if locations are not mentioned. Thanks and happy birding! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edumailto:l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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Thanks Laura ... I've often thought the same thing. Help others. Also remember, when forwarding someone's post, please delete all the Cayugabirds info at the end as well as non-pertinent info. I side-tracked to Mud Lock this a.m. saw the ospreys at the former eagle nest. We saw no fewer than 15 ospreys between Union Springs the Rte. 89 ... 5 20 intersection. One eagle was in a tree north of the new nest tree. When we moved here 22 yrs. ago I saw my 1st ever osprey there at the lock carrying a gold carp. They occupied the tower nest for several yrs. before the eagles took. I have yet to see any gulls or terns at Frontenac Harbor ... former Castelli's Marina. Harris park breakwall in Cayuga is more productive. For those who enjoyed Factory St. pond here in the Springs basically forget it. It's a mess with fallen trees all the green scum on the water. I saw a mallard pair yesterday. I have talked to the mayor about what an eyesore the pond has become. Really would suggest birders write to the mayor of the Springs tell him how much you miss the many birds that formerly were there the great photography opportunities we used to have, etc.. Two yrs. ago he was asking for suggestions about how to bring more visitors. Still have 2 pr. buffles on Mill pond along Rte 90. Fritzie It would be really great if we could all remember to mention the location when we are posting sightings to this listserve. We all become so familiar with the area that we sometimes forget, but we must remember the new people to this list and to the area who might not be able to benefit if locations are not mentioned. Thanks and happy birding! Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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I think I'm the one who omitted mention of a location today, so for the benefit of new readers, the one known regular breeding location for Worm-Eating Warblers in the Cayuga Basin is Thatcher's Pinnacles (Danby State Forest, overlooking the upper Cayuga Inlet valley at West Danby). -Geo On May 2, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, It would be really great if we could all remember to mention the location -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve.....
Please give the town, as well as the road name when posting to the list. I am guilty of this omission myself sometimes. Thx. Donna scott Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On May 2, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, It would be really great if we could all remember to mention the location when we are posting sightings to this listserve. We all become so familiar with the area that we sometimes forget, but we must remember the new people to this list and to the area who might not be able to benefit if locations are not mentioned. Thanks and happy birding! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Request for this listserve.....
OK, Tompkins County, Town of Danby, roughly half a mile south of Station Road, 3/4 mile west of Bald Hill Road, 7/8 mile east of NY 34. Latitude Longitude in decimal degrees: 42.31605N 76.50678W (approximate, per Google Earth; if you prefer another coordinate system you probably already have an app for conversion) That's probably enough location info for birds that haven't even arrived yet! :-) -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
