[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results

2017-12-21 Thread Angus Wilson
The 2017 Montauk CBC (the 88th since the first count in 1920) took place on Saturday 16 Dec and was yet again accompanied by a winter weather advisory, ugh! The snowfall ended around midnight on the 15th leaving 1-4 inches on the ground. Temperatures rose during the day from a crisp predawn 25F to

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results

2017-12-21 Thread Angus Wilson
The 2017 Montauk CBC (the 88th since the first count in 1920) took place on Saturday 16 Dec and was yet again accompanied by a winter weather advisory, ugh! The snowfall ended around midnight on the 15th leaving 1-4 inches on the ground. Temperatures rose during the day from a crisp predawn 25F to

[nysbirds-l] Mountain Bluebird 12.21

2017-12-21 Thread Steve Walter
As noted by Arie, the Mountain Bluebird was at the end of the inlet side road this morning. Here there is a white sign and a juniper to the left of it (looking westward). The bluebird frequented these two spots, in fabulous lighting during the morning. Another landing spot used a few times was a

[nysbirds-l] Mountain Bluebird 12.21

2017-12-21 Thread Steve Walter
As noted by Arie, the Mountain Bluebird was at the end of the inlet side road this morning. Here there is a white sign and a juniper to the left of it (looking westward). The bluebird frequented these two spots, in fabulous lighting during the morning. Another landing spot used a few times was a

[nysbirds-l] American White Pelican on Playland Lake (Rye, NY)

2017-12-21 Thread Gail Benson
The White Pelican is present now and we were alerted that Burt & Carena Pooth first saw it. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] American White Pelican on Playland Lake (Rye, NY)

2017-12-21 Thread Gail Benson
The White Pelican is present now and we were alerted that Burt & Carena Pooth first saw it. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Messages and Archives

2017-12-21 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Good afternoon, Yes, there are issues with subscribers receiving all email messages from certain people who have posted messages to NYSbirds-L. It all depends upon your email service provider’s email handling and their DMARC policy (you can Google it if you want to understand more). As for

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Messages and Archives

2017-12-21 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Good afternoon, Yes, there are issues with subscribers receiving all email messages from certain people who have posted messages to NYSbirds-L. It all depends upon your email service provider’s email handling and their DMARC policy (you can Google it if you want to understand more). As for

Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread David Barrett
If your birding interests span counties or include all of New York State, you definitely should subscribe to the New York State Year Needs Alert on eBird. You will get an email within minutes (if you select hourly delivery) when a species you have not yet had for the year is reported -- no waiting

Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread David Barrett
If your birding interests span counties or include all of New York State, you definitely should subscribe to the New York State Year Needs Alert on eBird. You will get an email within minutes (if you select hourly delivery) when a species you have not yet had for the year is reported -- no waiting

Re:[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread John Gluth
Perhaps a bit old school, and not a perfect solution, but the ABA has an online archive of the NYS list (and others) here: http://birding.aba.org/mobiledigest/NY01 It's not quite real time - there can be a varying degree of lag depending on net traffic or server issues - and you don't get alerts

Re:[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread John Gluth
Perhaps a bit old school, and not a perfect solution, but the ABA has an online archive of the NYS list (and others) here: http://birding.aba.org/mobiledigest/NY01 It's not quite real time - there can be a varying degree of lag depending on net traffic or server issues - and you don't get alerts

[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Columbia County (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2017-12-21 Thread Ben Cacace
Location pages have been created for the current top 10 sites for Columbia County based on total species seen. Numbers in parentheses represents the # of sub-locations for these sites. If you spot any issues with the pages please let me know off list. Also, could you help verify that the

[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Columbia County (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2017-12-21 Thread Ben Cacace
Location pages have been created for the current top 10 sites for Columbia County based on total species seen. Numbers in parentheses represents the # of sub-locations for these sites. If you spot any issues with the pages please let me know off list. Also, could you help verify that the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Anders Peltomaa
In my gmail I had to set up a filter that never send emails from nysbirds-l@cornell.edu to the spam/trash folder. Before I figured that out I was missing more than half of the emails. In Gmail: 1. Click on the little cog wheel icon 2. Click Settings 3. Click on Filters and Blocked addresses 4.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Anders Peltomaa
In my gmail I had to set up a filter that never send emails from nysbirds-l@cornell.edu to the spam/trash folder. Before I figured that out I was missing more than half of the emails. In Gmail: 1. Click on the little cog wheel icon 2. Click Settings 3. Click on Filters and Blocked addresses 4.

RE: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Paul R Sweet
Check your Junk folder? I regularly find NYSBIRDS-L messages in mine Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212 769 5780 Cell: 718 757 5941 From:

RE: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Paul R Sweet
Check your Junk folder? I regularly find NYSBIRDS-L messages in mine Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212 769 5780 Cell: 718 757 5941 From:

Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Donna Schulman
Angus, The short answer is that email messages with a yahoo.com address are still being directed to spam. That is where I found Brendan's message. The broader question of how to keep track is harder to answer. At least eBird, tweets, and Facebook postings are open to the public. Text groups,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Donna Schulman
Angus, The short answer is that email messages with a yahoo.com address are still being directed to spam. That is where I found Brendan's message. The broader question of how to keep track is harder to answer. At least eBird, tweets, and Facebook postings are open to the public. Text groups,

[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Angus Wilson
I've noticed that I regularly miss posts to this list, especially local rarities. The latest was the note from Brendan Fogarty copied in Ben Cacece's hot spot post. Curious, are others experiencing the same problem? Could this be related to messages being cc'd to the list rather than posted

[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

2017-12-21 Thread Angus Wilson
I've noticed that I regularly miss posts to this list, especially local rarities. The latest was the note from Brendan Fogarty copied in Ben Cacece's hot spot post. Curious, are others experiencing the same problem? Could this be related to messages being cc'd to the list rather than posted

[nysbirds-l] 2 Am. Pipits On median near field 5 Robt Moses pk

2017-12-21 Thread Arie Gilbert
. viewed from this location at 10.58am on 12-21-2017 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.6291486,-73.23617234 40.6291486,-73.23617234 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org -- Sent from Loretta IV in the field -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] 2 Am. Pipits On median near field 5 Robt Moses pk

2017-12-21 Thread Arie Gilbert
. viewed from this location at 10.58am on 12-21-2017 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.6291486,-73.23617234 40.6291486,-73.23617234 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org -- Sent from Loretta IV in the field -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Mtn bluebird continues 12-21

2017-12-21 Thread Arie Gilbert
. A bit further down the road at 'turn around' on keep off dune sign. viewed from this location at 9.21am on 12-21-2017 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.62740215,-73.29890649 40.62740215,-73.29890649 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org -- Sent from Loretta

[nysbirds-l] Mtn bluebird continues 12-21

2017-12-21 Thread Arie Gilbert
. A bit further down the road at 'turn around' on keep off dune sign. viewed from this location at 9.21am on 12-21-2017 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.62740215,-73.29890649 40.62740215,-73.29890649 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org -- Sent from Loretta

RE: [nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Cackling Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs

2017-12-21 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Steve, Of course we get points for these things! But just as the birds in question were not made visible to us, the points we accrue in this way must never be visible to others. We may relish them privately, sometimes for years, perhaps sharing the pain from time to time with those who also

RE: [nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Cackling Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs

2017-12-21 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Steve, Of course we get points for these things! But just as the birds in question were not made visible to us, the points we accrue in this way must never be visible to others. We may relish them privately, sometimes for years, perhaps sharing the pain from time to time with those who also

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Townsend's Solitaire, Nassau County

2017-12-21 Thread Ben Cacace
A marker was created for 'Sandy Hill Road (Townsend's Solitaire, parking spot) '. See details below. Another shared location in the area is Tiffany Creek Preserve . Here's the original note to the

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Townsend's Solitaire, Nassau County

2017-12-21 Thread Ben Cacace
A marker was created for 'Sandy Hill Road (Townsend's Solitaire, parking spot) '. See details below. Another shared location in the area is Tiffany Creek Preserve . Here's the original note to the