[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results

[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 a
more comfortable 39F at dusk. Not surprisingly most bodies of freshwater
within the count circle were either partially or entirely frozen.

For the human counters the wind provided the biggest challenge, blowing
across Long Island Sound from the WNW for much of the day, sometimes
gusting to more than 20 mph. Not surprisingly there were lots of red cheeks
and watery eyes at the compilation. Luckily the wind had dropped
sufficiently by mid day for a party to make the bumpy crossing to
Gardiner’s Island allowing an abbreviated survey of this important
territory, although as it turned out the freshwater ponds were also frozen
and essentially devoid of the needed waterfowl.

Nonetheless the forty-one participants tallied a very respectable total of
122 species plus two distinctive subspecies, with at least one additional
species (Common Merganser) recorded during count week. A total of 27,137
individual birds were logged.

Highlights included a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE at Montauk Downs golf course (2nd
record for count), 2 KING EIDER, 1 RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 1 RED-NECKED
GREBE, 2 GREAT EGRET, 3 BALD EAGLE, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 VIRGINIA RAIL, 4
WILSON’S SNIPE, 4 AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 2 ICELAND GULL, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, 1
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 15 EASTERN SCREECH OWL,
2 GREAT HORNED OWL, 4 SNOWY OWL, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, 3 FISH CROW, 1
COMMON RAVEN (2nd for count), 1 TREE SWALLOW (1st since 2005), 33
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 6 PALM WARBLER, 1
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Lake Montauk shore, 3rd for count), 1 COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Kirk Park), 4 CHIPPING SPARROW, 1
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (Hither Hills SP Camp Ground, 4th for count), 1 LAPLAND
LONGSPUR (1st since 2007), and 31 EASTERN MEADOWLARK.

We also added one new taxon to the already lengthy list, with a winter
adult male AUDUBON’S (YELLOW-RUMPED) WARBLER in a stand of pines within the
main Napeague marsh. This regional rarity was discovered by Derek Rogers on
2 Dec and refound by Derek and Pete Morris on count day. Painful misses
included several species of freshwater ducks (wigeon, anybody?),
Short-eared Owl, American Pipit, Brown Creeper and Purple Finch.

Our warmest thanks to the brave participants for being out in the field
with us, the Suffolk County Park, Gardiner’s Island and Nature Conservancy
staff who enabled us to survey important areas and to Frank Quevedo and the
South Fork Museum of Natural History (SoFo) for hosting a splendid
compilation dinner.

Next year’s count will be held on Saturday 15 Dec 2018, please mark your
calendars. As Uncle Sam might say  - THE MONTAUK COUNT NEEDS YOU!

Angus Wilson and Karen Rubenstein, Co-compilers

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[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC Results

[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 a
more comfortable 39F at dusk. Not surprisingly most bodies of freshwater
within the count circle were either partially or entirely frozen.

For the human counters the wind provided the biggest challenge, blowing
across Long Island Sound from the WNW for much of the day, sometimes
gusting to more than 20 mph. Not surprisingly there were lots of red cheeks
and watery eyes at the compilation. Luckily the wind had dropped
sufficiently by mid day for a party to make the bumpy crossing to
Gardiner’s Island allowing an abbreviated survey of this important
territory, although as it turned out the freshwater ponds were also frozen
and essentially devoid of the needed waterfowl.

Nonetheless the forty-one participants tallied a very respectable total of
122 species plus two distinctive subspecies, with at least one additional
species (Common Merganser) recorded during count week. A total of 27,137
individual birds were logged.

Highlights included a PINK-FOOTED GOOSE at Montauk Downs golf course (2nd
record for count), 2 KING EIDER, 1 RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 1 RED-NECKED
GREBE, 2 GREAT EGRET, 3 BALD EAGLE, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 VIRGINIA RAIL, 4
WILSON’S SNIPE, 4 AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 2 ICELAND GULL, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, 1
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 15 EASTERN SCREECH OWL,
2 GREAT HORNED OWL, 4 SNOWY OWL, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, 3 FISH CROW, 1
COMMON RAVEN (2nd for count), 1 TREE SWALLOW (1st since 2005), 33
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 6 PALM WARBLER, 1
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Lake Montauk shore, 3rd for count), 1 COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Kirk Park), 4 CHIPPING SPARROW, 1
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (Hither Hills SP Camp Ground, 4th for count), 1 LAPLAND
LONGSPUR (1st since 2007), and 31 EASTERN MEADOWLARK.

We also added one new taxon to the already lengthy list, with a winter
adult male AUDUBON’S (YELLOW-RUMPED) WARBLER in a stand of pines within the
main Napeague marsh. This regional rarity was discovered by Derek Rogers on
2 Dec and refound by Derek and Pete Morris on count day. Painful misses
included several species of freshwater ducks (wigeon, anybody?),
Short-eared Owl, American Pipit, Brown Creeper and Purple Finch.

Our warmest thanks to the brave participants for being out in the field
with us, the Suffolk County Park, Gardiner’s Island and Nature Conservancy
staff who enabled us to survey important areas and to Frank Quevedo and the
South Fork Museum of Natural History (SoFo) for hosting a splendid
compilation dinner.

Next year’s count will be held on Saturday 15 Dec 2018, please mark your
calendars. As Uncle Sam might say  - THE MONTAUK COUNT NEEDS YOU!

Angus Wilson and Karen Rubenstein, Co-compilers

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[nysbirds-l] Mountain Bluebird 12.21

[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
small dune- more of a mound, actually - with small bushes on it. This is
looking toward the inlet. Altogether, I would say the bluebird was in sight
and close 75% of the 2+ hours I was there. Even after disappearing to the
west, it usually came back within 10 minutes. A curious thing was that it
was being pestered by Yellow-rumped Warblers, which appeared to occasionally
prompt it to move. Also making a couple of appearances in the said juniper
was a Baltimore Oriole, presumably the one recorded on the Captree count.

 

Pictures for those interested can be found at my web site
http://stevewalternature.com/ (click the Birds tab and click Recent Work).

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY  


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[nysbirds-l] Mountain Bluebird 12.21

[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
small dune- more of a mound, actually - with small bushes on it. This is
looking toward the inlet. Altogether, I would say the bluebird was in sight
and close 75% of the 2+ hours I was there. Even after disappearing to the
west, it usually came back within 10 minutes. A curious thing was that it
was being pestered by Yellow-rumped Warblers, which appeared to occasionally
prompt it to move. Also making a couple of appearances in the said juniper
was a Baltimore Oriole, presumably the one recorded on the Captree count.

 

Pictures for those interested can be found at my web site
http://stevewalternature.com/ (click the Birds tab and click Recent Work).

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY  


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

[Gail Benson]

The White Pelican is present now and we were alerted that Burt & Carena
Pooth first saw it.

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

[Gail Benson]

The White Pelican is present now and we were alerted that Burt & Carena
Pooth first saw it.

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[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Messages and Archives

[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 
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As for archives showing up online, it is very important that you take a moment 
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For several years now, I’ve had NYSbirds-L established in The Mail Archive. You 
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Hope this helps and good birding!

Sincerely,
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[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Messages and Archives

[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 archives showing up online, it is very important that you take a moment 
to make sure the messages are being sent out with the "NYSbirds-L@" email 
address in the To: field. If the eList address appears only in the Cc: field, 
the resulting message might be missed on certain archives and may not show up 
online; however, this should not affect subscribers receiving them in email 
form, other than the DMARC issue mentioned above.

For several years now, I’ve had NYSbirds-L established in The Mail Archive. You 
can read all messages online and you can adjust how they are displayed in your 
browser (via thread, versus by date), plus you can conduct either basic or 
advanced searches. The direct link is here: 
https://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html and a link is 
also accessible at the main Northeast Birding website, here: 
http://www.NortheastBirding.com.

Hope this helps and good birding!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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
for eBird reviewers to verify the report. You can also, or alternatively,
opt for Year Needs Alerts for your life-list needs.

In particular, the Sandy Hill Road Townsend's Solitaire also was reported
on eBird on the 20th.


David Barrett
Manhattan

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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
for eBird reviewers to verify the report. You can also, or alternatively,
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In particular, the Sandy Hill Road Townsend's Solitaire also was reported
on eBird on the 20th.


David Barrett
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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 (you have to remember 
to check it), but doesn't seem to suffer the problem
of missing posts. BF's post re the solitaire appeared yesterday with a time 
stamp of 14:51. Just bookmark it and it can be monitored as often as suits 
one's needs. 

John Gluth,
Sent from my iPhone

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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 (you have to remember 
to check it), but doesn't seem to suffer the problem
of missing posts. BF's post re the solitaire appeared yesterday with a time 
stamp of 14:51. Just bookmark it and it can be monitored as often as suits 
one's needs. 

John Gluth,
Sent from my iPhone

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

[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 'Directions' link on the location
pages points to a nearby public parking spot or to an entrance to the site?
Thanks!

Total # of shared locations (hotspots) added is 12 bringing the total
coverage to 1,749 hotspots or 29.2% of 5,983 for New York State.

*Columbia County *
• Cheviot Park
• Clermont SP
• Copake Lake
• Drowned Lands Swamp Conservation Area
• Greenport Conservation Area
• Lake Taghkanic SP
• Lewis A. Swyer Preserve
• Nutten Hooke
• Olana State Historic Site
• Ooms Conservation Area at Sutherland Pond
• Stockport Flats
• Wilson M. Powell Wildlife Sanctuary

[Columbia County has Top 10+2 locations since the # of spp. is close for
the bottom 3: Cheviot Park (116 spp.), Lewis A. Swyer Preserve (115 spp.) &
Nutten Hooke (115 spp.)]

*GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS*
The 'Google Map Directions' link on the wiki are linked to a nearby parking
lot or near the south or east end of the location based on the thinking
that keeping sun behind you when starting out is best.

If you know of a better parking place please zoom in on this location on
Google Maps and send the URL to me offline.
-- 
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Manhattan, NYC
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[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Columbia County (NYS eBird Hotspots)

[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 'Directions' link on the location
pages points to a nearby public parking spot or to an entrance to the site?
Thanks!

Total # of shared locations (hotspots) added is 12 bringing the total
coverage to 1,749 hotspots or 29.2% of 5,983 for New York State.

*Columbia County *
• Cheviot Park
• Clermont SP
• Copake Lake
• Drowned Lands Swamp Conservation Area
• Greenport Conservation Area
• Lake Taghkanic SP
• Lewis A. Swyer Preserve
• Nutten Hooke
• Olana State Historic Site
• Ooms Conservation Area at Sutherland Pond
• Stockport Flats
• Wilson M. Powell Wildlife Sanctuary

[Columbia County has Top 10+2 locations since the # of spp. is close for
the bottom 3: Cheviot Park (116 spp.), Lewis A. Swyer Preserve (115 spp.) &
Nutten Hooke (115 spp.)]

*GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS*
The 'Google Map Directions' link on the wiki are linked to a nearby parking
lot or near the south or east end of the location based on the thinking
that keeping sun behind you when starting out is best.

If you know of a better parking place please zoom in on this location on
Google Maps and send the URL to me offline.
-- 
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Manhattan, NYC
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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. Create a filter. Voila!

- Anders Peltomaa

On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:

> Check your Junk folder? I regularly find NYSBIRDS-L messages in mine
>
>
>
> Paul Sweet
>
> Collection Manager
>
> Department of Ornithology
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> American Museum of Natural History
>
> Central Park West at 79th Street
>
> New York, NY 10024
>
>
>
> Tel: 212 769 5780 <(212)%20769-5780>
>
> Cell: 718 757 5941 <(718)%20757-5941>
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Angus Wilson
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 21, 2017 12:12 PM
> *To:* NYSBIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?
>
>
>
> 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 directly? Have not
> noticed gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in
> other folders.
>
> Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly
> fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as
> a community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a
> deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and
> statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in
> now than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've
> missed?
>
> Angus Wilson
>
> New York City, USA
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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. Create a filter. Voila!

- Anders Peltomaa

On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:

> 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 <(212)%20769-5780>
>
> Cell: 718 757 5941 <(718)%20757-5941>
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Angus Wilson
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 21, 2017 12:12 PM
> *To:* NYSBIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?
>
>
>
> 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 directly? Have not
> noticed gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in
> other folders.
>
> Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly
> fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as
> a community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a
> deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and
> statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in
> now than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've
> missed?
>
> Angus Wilson
>
> New York City, USA
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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: bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Angus Wilson
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 12:12 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

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 directly? Have not noticed 
gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in other folders.
Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly 
fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as a 
community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a 
deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and 
statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in now 
than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've missed?
Angus Wilson
New York City, USA
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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: bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122150389-11471...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Angus Wilson
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 12:12 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

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 directly? Have not noticed 
gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in other folders.
Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly 
fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as a 
community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a 
deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and 
statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in now 
than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've missed?
Angus Wilson
New York City, USA
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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,
which are often not publicized and have limited membership are, I think,
more of an open question.

Donna

*---*




*Donna L. SchulmanForest Hills, NY + North Brunswick,
njqueensgir...@gmail.com *


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On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Angus Wilson 
wrote:

> 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 directly? Have not
> noticed gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in
> other folders.
>
> Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly
> fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as
> a community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a
> deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and
> statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in
> now than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've
> missed?
>
> Angus Wilson
> New York City, USA
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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,
which are often not publicized and have limited membership are, I think,
more of an open question.

Donna

*---*




*Donna L. SchulmanForest Hills, NY + North Brunswick,
njqueensgir...@gmail.com *


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On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Angus Wilson 
wrote:

> 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 directly? Have not
> noticed gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in
> other folders.
>
> Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly
> fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as
> a community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a
> deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and
> statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in
> now than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've
> missed?
>
> Angus Wilson
> New York City, USA
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[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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 directly? Have not
noticed gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in
other folders.

Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly
fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as
a community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a
deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and
statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in
now than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've
missed?

Angus Wilson
New York City, USA

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[nysbirds-l] Missing posts?

[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 directly? Have not
noticed gaps in direct conversations. Not seeing the missing messages in
other folders.

Not the end of the world but seems like another factor in the increasingly
fragmented dissemination of noteworthy bird sightings in our region. We, as
a community, need to come up with a simple solution that does not require a
deluge of eBird alert notifications or subscriptions to many local and
statewide lists and facebook groups. It's ironic but I feel less clued in
now than I did 5 years ago. Back to the weekly RBA to find out what I've
missed?

Angus Wilson
New York City, USA

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

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

[Arie Gilbert]

.
viewed from this location at 10.58am on 12-21-2017
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40.6291486,-73.23617234
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[nysbirds-l] Mtn bluebird continues 12-21

[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
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[nysbirds-l] Mtn bluebird continues 12-21

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

[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 tried but missed the 
birds.

And then there is the special category of birds that were in the circle but 
never detected at all! Obviously, we don't don't a lot about these mysterious 
birds, but we do know that they exist. I've played around with curves plotting 
species accumulation against effort on CBCs and compared counts where effort 
imploded, due to the discovery of a rarity on count day, against controls, 
where the effort unfolded normally. I can't remember the details right now, but 
on counts with high species totals, the cost of one Grace's Warbler or Harris's 
Sparrow is the loss of at least several species that would have been found, but 
which instead must be banked in a special place, along with points like those 
you describe.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shre

From: bounce-122147629-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122147629-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Steve Walter 
[swalte...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 4:33 PM
To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Cackling Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs

Eric Miller found a Cackling Goose this afternoon on Alley Pond (the pond at 
the intersection of the LIE and Cross Island Pkwy in Queens). Canada Goose 
numbers there were much higher than they had been up until now. So quite 
possibly these are new arrivals, making it excusable that the Cackling was 
missed on Sunday’s count. But it is squeezed into count week at nearly the last 
minute. In an odd twist to this story, I was just out doing work in my 
backyard, where I watched two small groups of geese fly over. These were coming 
from the direction of Alley Pond, which is rather close to me. One of the 
groups contained a noticeably smaller goose at the tail end of one of the V’s.

Also seen at Alley Pond was the long lingering Lesser Yellowlegs, which stayed 
out of sight on count day. It makes that CBC thing seem less like an accurate 
survey and more like a game (like Hide and Seek). I think we should get bonus 
points or something to denote that it was actually in the count circle all 
along, as opposed to leaving after the first day of count week.


Steve Walter
Bayside, NY
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Cackling Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs

[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 tried but missed the 
birds.

And then there is the special category of birds that were in the circle but 
never detected at all! Obviously, we don't don't a lot about these mysterious 
birds, but we do know that they exist. I've played around with curves plotting 
species accumulation against effort on CBCs and compared counts where effort 
imploded, due to the discovery of a rarity on count day, against controls, 
where the effort unfolded normally. I can't remember the details right now, but 
on counts with high species totals, the cost of one Grace's Warbler or Harris's 
Sparrow is the loss of at least several species that would have been found, but 
which instead must be banked in a special place, along with points like those 
you describe.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shre

From: bounce-122147629-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122147629-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Steve Walter 
[swalte...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 4:33 PM
To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Cackling Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs

Eric Miller found a Cackling Goose this afternoon on Alley Pond (the pond at 
the intersection of the LIE and Cross Island Pkwy in Queens). Canada Goose 
numbers there were much higher than they had been up until now. So quite 
possibly these are new arrivals, making it excusable that the Cackling was 
missed on Sunday’s count. But it is squeezed into count week at nearly the last 
minute. In an odd twist to this story, I was just out doing work in my 
backyard, where I watched two small groups of geese fly over. These were coming 
from the direction of Alley Pond, which is rather close to me. One of the 
groups contained a noticeably smaller goose at the tail end of one of the V’s.

Also seen at Alley Pond was the long lingering Lesser Yellowlegs, which stayed 
out of sight on count day. It makes that CBC thing seem less like an accurate 
survey and more like a game (like Hide and Seek). I think we should get bonus 
points or something to denote that it was actually in the count circle all 
along, as opposed to leaving after the first day of count week.


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

[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
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Here's the original note to the list from Brendan on Brent's find:

[nysbirds-l] Townsend’s Solitaire, Tiffany Creek 12/20 (Nassau)

Hey all,

Brent Bomkamp is on a TOSO at the field just north of
the Tiffany Creek preserve along Sandy [Hill] Rd. There
are junipers in the middle of the field. Park at Tiffany
and walk back out and up the road to this field:

(40.8618981,-73.5149332)

Brendan Fogarty

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— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
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— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
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— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

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

[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 list from Brendan on Brent's find:

[nysbirds-l] Townsend’s Solitaire, Tiffany Creek 12/20 (Nassau)

Hey all,

Brent Bomkamp is on a TOSO at the field just north of
the Tiffany Creek preserve along Sandy [Hill] Rd. There
are junipers in the middle of the field. Park at Tiffany
and walk back out and up the road to this field:

(40.8618981,-73.5149332)

Brendan Fogarty

Anytime you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot
here are the steps:

— Sign into eBird.org
— Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
— At the bottom of the screen click "Show All" to see all locations on one
page
— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
with the # of checklists you'll be merging
— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

All checklists for that personal location will be combined with the hotspot
with this process.
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Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
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Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A


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