Thanks much Alyssa. It would be really handy if one could search for sightings by species right in the eBird app!
Mike Koutnik Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:49 AM, Alyssa DeRubeis <alderub...@gmail.com> wrote: This email describes how to use eBird to query recent sightings for a specific site and/or species. The quickest way to learn the most up-to-date status of Snowy Owl sightings is to check eBird submissions. The reason is that birders can submit these while they are in the field, as opposed to us waiting for them to reply to this email thread. This is assuming that all birders submitting eBird checklists are also on this list-serve, which is not true. Hence, eBird is much more efficient in learning these kinds of data. The MOU seasonal report database can also be used (https://moumn.org/avian/query.php), but observers are not required to be more specific than the county level. So the precise location and time may remain a mystery. I am also not sure if there is a way for birders to enter data live, like you can on the eBird app. There are a couple ways to search for recent reports. You can look at the “most recently seen” at the MSP Aircraft Viewing Area, Cargo Rd hotspot here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L6861720. There are technically three hotspots at the MSP airport, but this one is the most regularly used it would seem. The last sighting was from yesterday. Another way is to go to Explore, then click on Explore Species tab: https://ebird.org/map. You can type in Snowy Owl and then zoom in to where they’ve been seen at the airport. An advantage to using this route is that you can see that, for example, 13 birders reported Snowy Owl at the airport yesterday. You can also see sightings outside of Hotspots (although hotspots are always encouraged over personal spots, if a hotspot already exists for this site. In this case, it does.) This winter season, 9 individual locations were plotted with eBird checklists at the airport. (You can narrow it down to season/year(s) using the filter options.) Now you can see all the Snowy Owl data you could have ever possibly wanted! eBird boasts a wealth of information and is accessible to anyone, so please take a gander. Enjoy, Alyssa DeRubeis Montreal, Canada > On Jan 5, 2021, at 12:17 PM, GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE <closmor...@msn.com> > wrote: > > Please reply all . Thank you > >> On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:07 AM, B&C Silverstein >> <barryandcarolynsilverst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thank you Tom, Dan and Doris for this post about the Snowy Owl. Do any of >> you know if the owls are still hanging around the Cargo Rd. orrunways near >> the airport? >> >> Barry >> >>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 5:09 PM Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, in turn to you, Doris. There two Snowys hunting along the runways >>> and visible from the aircraft viewing area with parking available. My wife >>> and I saw watched them in the company of a handful of birders around 4:30 >>> pm. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>>> On Dec 25, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Doris Rubenstein <theonlydo...@hotmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks, Dan Ahlman, for motivating me to get out of the house to see >>> the Snowy Owl. No sooner had I turned onto "Cargo Road" that I looked up >>> and saw the Snowy soaring fairly low over the road!! I pulled over and >>> watched it with my binocs for 2-3 minutes until it flew to the north and >>> out of sight. I drove over to the FedEx parking lot and looked north. I >>> could see it far across the field sitting on top of a yellow quonset >>> hut-like shed. I watched for 10 minutes or so, but it didn't move so I >>> moved on. >>>> >>>> Doris Rubenstein, Richfield >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Dan Ahlman < >>> daahl...@comcast.net> >>>> Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 1:13 PM >>>> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> >>>> Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl MSP >>>> >>>> Just returned from the viewing area by fedex. Snowy was easily visible >>> from the area. It was sitting on top of one of the bins used for loading >>> cargo onto a plane. Right near the viewing area and close to the fedex >>> building. Look to your right as you approach the parking and viewing area. >>>> Dan Ahlman >>>> New Hope, Mn >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> ---- >>>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>>> >>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>>> >>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> ---- >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >> -- >> Barry and Carolyn silverstein >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
