Hello again! I apologize for this added email, but it was brought to my attention that there was an error in the one I sent you last night. Regarding species categorized as "exotics" in eBird, you should NOT count those that are marked as "provisional" in your eBird checklists. Count only species classified as "native" or "naturalized" in eBird for the location where you reported them. I have made this correction in the email below. Thank you for your patience and cooperation! Carena
Hey Listers! If you want to get your numbers into the 2025 report, don’t miss the March 1 deadline -- TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! The link to the form is: https://nybirds.org/CountyLists/web2025/CountyReportingForm2025.html AS ALWAYS, keep in mind that species not yet on NYSOA’s official NYS Checklist of the Birds of New York State for the year being reported should not be included in your counts. Also please don't count species categorized by eBird as “exotics." Count only species classified as "native" or "naturalized" in eBird for the location where you reported them. Awaiting your list with bated breath…unless you've already sent it in, in which case I thank you sincerely! Carena Pooth / NYSOA ================================= BACKGROUND & HOW-TO INFO ---------------------------------------------- NYSOA’s County and State Listing Project is a fun, friendly competition. Started in 1992, it continues to attract new participants every year. Some of our first county listers have not missed a single year since the beginning (watch out, you might get hooked!). NEW THIS YEAR is an updated SELF-FOUND RULES document written by Shai Mitra in October 2025. For forms and full information, visit https://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html If at all possible, please enter your data into the ONLINE form (that will save me the work of typing it all in, thank you!). In case it is not possible for you to enter your data online, a printable form you can mail in is available. No reports submitted in previous years are automatically carried into the next. If you want to be listed in the 2025 compilation, you must submit your numbers, even if they haven’t changed since the last report you sent in. ----------------------------------------------------------------- HOW-TO: NYSOA COUNTY & STATE LISTING ----------------------------------------------------------------- After the close of each calendar year, participants send in as many of the following as they wish to share: - LIFE totals for all of NYS; the 10 Kingbird regions; the 62 counties; the PELAGIC ZONE (PZ) - 2025 YEAR LIST total for the entire state - 2025 NYS SELF-FOUND total - the number of species you found without being alerted to them by others or by bird alert systems You can send in just one number or as many as 76, or anywhere in between – it’s your choice depending on where you’ve birded, what records you’ve kept, and what you wish to share. A compilation is produced annually and published in NYSOA’s newsletter and also on the NYSOA website at https://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html. Also available on that page are links to: - FORMS - MAP of the ten Kingbird regions - PELAGIC sighting guidelines - SELF-FOUND RULES updated October 2025 by Shai Mitra - TIPS FOR USING YOUR EBIRD DATA to put together your report - ARCHIVE of past compilations Join in on the fun and see where you stand – statewide, region by region, county by county – in comparison with other birders all over New York State (and even outside the state). To see what the annual compilation looks like, check out the archive at https://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org --
