Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Donna Schulman
Some of these questions are answered on the ABA Listing & Taxonomy website: https://www.aba.org/listing-taxonomy/ and https://www.aba.org/aba-recording-rules-and-interpretations/ Example: RULE 4: Diagnostic characteristics, sufficient for the recorder to identify it to species, must have been

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Donna Schulman
Some of these questions are answered on the ABA Listing & Taxonomy website: https://www.aba.org/listing-taxonomy/ and https://www.aba.org/aba-recording-rules-and-interpretations/ Example: RULE 4: Diagnostic characteristics, sufficient for the recorder to identify it to species, must have been

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread John Kent
Another question that occurred to me -- what about birds that people photograph but don't notice until they are reviewing photos later? That's fine for eBird, assuming the photo is unambiguous, but for ABA listing? John Kent On Thu, Jul 29, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Richard Guthrie wrote: > Remote

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread John Kent
Another question that occurred to me -- what about birds that people photograph but don't notice until they are reviewing photos later? That's fine for eBird, assuming the photo is unambiguous, but for ABA listing? John Kent On Thu, Jul 29, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Richard Guthrie wrote: > Remote

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Richard Guthrie
Remote birding If the bird is there, there it is. No matter how it is detected. How that knowledge is used is a different matter. eBird even has a category for accepting records derived from night calls monitored by digital recording devices and introduced by later downloads into the database.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Richard Guthrie
Remote birding If the bird is there, there it is. No matter how it is detected. How that knowledge is used is a different matter. eBird even has a category for accepting records derived from night calls monitored by digital recording devices and introduced by later downloads into the database.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Joseph Borker
t, actually. It's your life list, after > all. > > Just saying... > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > > > ---- Original message > From: gle...@verizon.net > Date: 7/28/21 11:10 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu > Subje

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Joseph Borker
t, actually. It's your life list, after > all. > > Just saying... > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > > > ---- Original message > From: gle...@verizon.net > Date: 7/28/21 11:10 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu > Subje

RE: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread rcech
nysbirds-l@cornell.edu; rcech Cc: epey...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff This question was asked and answered many years ago. You can't count a bird for any life list that you see on television. It's the same with today's video cams. It's a reconstructed

RE: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread rcech
nysbirds-l@cornell.edu; rcech Cc: epey...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff This question was asked and answered many years ago. You can't count a bird for any life list that you see on television. It's the same with today's video cams. It's a reconstructed

Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Robert Lewis
hing else, after all. I'd recommend doing whatever you want, actually. It's your life list, after all. Just saying... Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Original message From: gle...@verizon.net Date: 7/28/21 11:10 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re:[nysb

Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-29 Thread Robert Lewis
hing else, after all. I'd recommend doing whatever you want, actually. It's your life list, after all. Just saying... Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Original message From: gle...@verizon.net Date: 7/28/21 11:10 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re:[nysb

Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread rcech
ing...Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Original message From: gle...@verizon.net Date: 7/28/21 11:10 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff Steve Walter’s spoonbill post got me thinking.  Occasionally, when I’m bored

Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread rcech
ing...Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Original message From: gle...@verizon.net Date: 7/28/21 11:10 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff Steve Walter’s spoonbill post got me thinking.  Occasionally, when I’m bored

Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread glennq
Steve Walter's spoonbill post got me thinking. Occasionally, when I'm bored at work, I'll turn on the live East Hampton Beach Cam just to see what I can see. Surf, weather, birds, etc. I've been able to identify things like Barn Swallow, Sanderling, even LBB Gull. Would these count for

Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread glennq
Steve Walter's spoonbill post got me thinking. Occasionally, when I'm bored at work, I'll turn on the live East Hampton Beach Cam just to see what I can see. Surf, weather, birds, etc. I've been able to identify things like Barn Swallow, Sanderling, even LBB Gull. Would these count for

[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread swalter15
I know there was a post a few days ago about entering the grounds of the Cold Spring Harbor Lab. It wasn't clear whether that pertained to driving in or even just entering on foot. But from the fishing pier today, I could see quite a few people on the shore at the south end of the harbor. And

[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread swalter15
I know there was a post a few days ago about entering the grounds of the Cold Spring Harbor Lab. It wasn't clear whether that pertained to driving in or even just entering on foot. But from the fishing pier today, I could see quite a few people on the shore at the south end of the harbor. And