Hi all* *Now that the first night flights are only a few weeks away, I was reviewing the ebird NFC protocol, and was a bit puzzled by those 2 paragraphs : *
"Documentation:* Many NFCs are difficult to identify, and some locally rare species may be more easily detected through NFCs than through traditional birding on the ground. Please document rare, unusual, or hard to identify NFCs through recordings whenever possible. We suggest that you upload recordings to Xeno-Canto.org <http://www.xeno-canto.org/> or some other online repository, and include the link to the call in the species comment section, as well as a discussion of how the NFC was identified." *"Remote listening:* We are well aware that some observers use remote listening stations to record nocturnal flights and later review and catalog the calls heard. The detection using recording devices in fundamentally different; please do not enter these in eBird at this stage." Does it mean that you could only enter night flight calls that you have heard by yourself (not recorded), but that you would need to show a recording anyway if you managed to pick something rare? Any help is appreciated! Laurent in Michigan -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
