Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Or one could get a notebook and a pen or pencil and write down your list of 
species for CBC count day. Just an anachronistic thought.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining

“Everything  you gather is just more that you can lose”.  R. Hunter/J. Garcia

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On Oct 12, 2020, at 1:04 PM, Brendan Fogarty  wrote:



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Hey Nancy,

The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all of 
its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within the year, 
but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t fast-tracked.

I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In eBird 
mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can choose “Trip 
Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for any given 
particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the number of list 
keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report can be emailed out.

Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists within 
the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a species list 
in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that you’d need to 
export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely getting summed in 
Excel by the coordinators anyway.

I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season hits.

The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a 
location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just 
above the species list, under “Sightings”.

Best,
Brendan

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan 
mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.

Nancy Tognan






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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Or one could get a notebook and a pen or pencil and write down your list of 
species for CBC count day. Just an anachronistic thought.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining

“Everything  you gather is just more that you can lose”.  R. Hunter/J. Garcia

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 12, 2020, at 1:04 PM, Brendan Fogarty  wrote:



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Hey Nancy,

The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all of 
its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within the year, 
but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t fast-tracked.

I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In eBird 
mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can choose “Trip 
Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for any given 
particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the number of list 
keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report can be emailed out.

Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists within 
the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a species list 
in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that you’d need to 
export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely getting summed in 
Excel by the coordinators anyway.

I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season hits.

The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a 
location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just 
above the species list, under “Sightings”.

Best,
Brendan

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan 
mailto:nancy.tog...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.

Nancy Tognan






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RE: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Alan Wells]

Yes, the loss is bothersome! Good to know that there are plans to bring it back.

I sent an email via the web to eBird on Jul 24 asking the same question. There 
was a response on Jul 24 stating that the tool had been removed from the new 
eBird release. They asked me to describe how I used the tool and that they 
would see what they could do to find a solution. I responded with details on my 
use for several research projects and for tracking our NYSBBAIII progress. The 
information was sent the following day but have yet to hear anything back. In 
the meantime, I tried an number of workarounds, e.g., life lists, the mobile 
app trip summary, cvs exports to Excel, etc., but nothing was remotely 
satisfactory. I ended up writing a standalone Excel program for data storage 
and summary.

Alan Wells

PS I also miss the illustrated bar-chart. This was an efficient way to track 
and verify additions to my local patches.



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[mailto:bounce-125030165-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Tognan
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 12:32 PM
To: NYS Birds listserve
Subject: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem 
for Christmas Bird Count

I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.  

Nancy Tognan






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RE: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Alan Wells]

Yes, the loss is bothersome! Good to know that there are plans to bring it back.

I sent an email via the web to eBird on Jul 24 asking the same question. There 
was a response on Jul 24 stating that the tool had been removed from the new 
eBird release. They asked me to describe how I used the tool and that they 
would see what they could do to find a solution. I responded with details on my 
use for several research projects and for tracking our NYSBBAIII progress. The 
information was sent the following day but have yet to hear anything back. In 
the meantime, I tried an number of workarounds, e.g., life lists, the mobile 
app trip summary, cvs exports to Excel, etc., but nothing was remotely 
satisfactory. I ended up writing a standalone Excel program for data storage 
and summary.

Alan Wells

PS I also miss the illustrated bar-chart. This was an efficient way to track 
and verify additions to my local patches.



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[mailto:bounce-125030165-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Tognan
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 12:32 PM
To: NYS Birds listserve
Subject: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem 
for Christmas Bird Count

I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.  

Nancy Tognan






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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Adelia Honeywood]

 In a web browser on any checklist under checklist tools you can select to 
download the list as a .csv file which can be opened in any spreadsheet program 
such as Excel or Google sheets (which is free with a Google account). Depending 
on how many lists, it can take a couple of minutes to cut and paste them all 
together into a single spreadsheet. You can then sort the species column, 
combine the duplicate species totals and delete the duplicates. In Excel if you 
highlight the species column, select Conditional Formatting and Duplicate 
Values it will highlight where all the duplicates are.It sounds complicated, 
but it is actually pretty quick - 

On Monday, October 12, 2020, 01:13:00 PM EDT, Brent Bomkamp 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi all,
Another option, though somewhat cumbersome, is to look at your day list for the 
date of the CBC.  To do this, click on the "Sightings Lists" link underneath 
the "Explore My..." list on the left side of the main My eBird page.  Here's a 
link to the lists page: 
https://ebird.org/MyEBird?cmd=lifeList=life=world
On the top bar, click on the calendar icon and select the date you desire.  
While the number of individuals seen of each species is not visible here, you 
can view it by clicking on the "View All" button to the right of each species 
within this list and noting the total at the top of the page.
Not as convenient as the Summarize My Observations option, but still workable.
Best,
Brent
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Brendan Fogarty  wrote:

Hey Nancy,
The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all of 
its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within the year, 
but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t fast-tracked. 
I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In eBird 
mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can choose “Trip 
Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for any given 
particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the number of list 
keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report can be emailed 
out. 
Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists within 
the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a species list 
in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that you’d need to 
export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely getting summed in 
Excel by the coordinators anyway. 
I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season hits. 
The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a 
location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just 
above the species list, under “Sightings”. 
Best,Brendan
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan  wrote:

I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.  

Nancy Tognan






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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Adelia Honeywood]

 In a web browser on any checklist under checklist tools you can select to 
download the list as a .csv file which can be opened in any spreadsheet program 
such as Excel or Google sheets (which is free with a Google account). Depending 
on how many lists, it can take a couple of minutes to cut and paste them all 
together into a single spreadsheet. You can then sort the species column, 
combine the duplicate species totals and delete the duplicates. In Excel if you 
highlight the species column, select Conditional Formatting and Duplicate 
Values it will highlight where all the duplicates are.It sounds complicated, 
but it is actually pretty quick - 

On Monday, October 12, 2020, 01:13:00 PM EDT, Brent Bomkamp 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi all,
Another option, though somewhat cumbersome, is to look at your day list for the 
date of the CBC.  To do this, click on the "Sightings Lists" link underneath 
the "Explore My..." list on the left side of the main My eBird page.  Here's a 
link to the lists page: 
https://ebird.org/MyEBird?cmd=lifeList=life=world
On the top bar, click on the calendar icon and select the date you desire.  
While the number of individuals seen of each species is not visible here, you 
can view it by clicking on the "View All" button to the right of each species 
within this list and noting the total at the top of the page.
Not as convenient as the Summarize My Observations option, but still workable.
Best,
Brent
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Brendan Fogarty  wrote:

Hey Nancy,
The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all of 
its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within the year, 
but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t fast-tracked. 
I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In eBird 
mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can choose “Trip 
Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for any given 
particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the number of list 
keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report can be emailed 
out. 
Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists within 
the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a species list 
in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that you’d need to 
export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely getting summed in 
Excel by the coordinators anyway. 
I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season hits. 
The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a 
location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just 
above the species list, under “Sightings”. 
Best,Brendan
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan  wrote:

I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.  

Nancy Tognan






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[Brent Bomkamp]

Hi all,

Another option, though somewhat cumbersome, is to look at your day list for
the date of the CBC.  To do this, click on the "Sightings Lists" link
underneath the "Explore My..." list on the left side of the main My eBird
page.  Here's a link to the lists page:
https://ebird.org/MyEBird?cmd=lifeList=life=world

On the top bar, click on the calendar icon and select the date you desire.
While the number of individuals seen of each species is not visible here,
you can view it by clicking on the "View All" button to the right of each
species within this list and noting the total at the top of the page.

Not as convenient as the Summarize My Observations option, but still
workable.

Best,

Brent

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Brendan Fogarty  wrote:

> Hey Nancy,
>
> The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all
> of its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within
> the year, but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t
> fast-tracked.
>
> I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In
> eBird mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can
> choose “Trip Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for
> any given particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the
> number of list keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report
> can be emailed out.
>
> Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists
> within the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a
> species list in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that
> you’d need to export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely
> getting summed in Excel by the coordinators anyway.
>
> I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season
> hits.
>
> The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a
> location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just
> above the species list, under “Sightings”.
>
> Best,
> Brendan
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan 
> wrote:
>
>> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
>> complaint.  There has been no response.
>>
>> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has
>> now been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of
>> multiple locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>>
>> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
>> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
>> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
>> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
>> minutes.
>>
>> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to
>> allow more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole
>> feature is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that
>> birders spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give
>> us a better interface to inquire on it?
>>
>> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>>
>> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
>> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>>
>> Nancy Tognan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>>
>> ARCHIVES:
>> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
>> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
>> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>>
>> Please submit your observations to eBird:
>> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>>
>> --
>>
>> --
> *NYSbirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics 
> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
> *!*
> --
>

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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Brent Bomkamp]

Hi all,

Another option, though somewhat cumbersome, is to look at your day list for
the date of the CBC.  To do this, click on the "Sightings Lists" link
underneath the "Explore My..." list on the left side of the main My eBird
page.  Here's a link to the lists page:
https://ebird.org/MyEBird?cmd=lifeList=life=world

On the top bar, click on the calendar icon and select the date you desire.
While the number of individuals seen of each species is not visible here,
you can view it by clicking on the "View All" button to the right of each
species within this list and noting the total at the top of the page.

Not as convenient as the Summarize My Observations option, but still
workable.

Best,

Brent

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Brendan Fogarty  wrote:

> Hey Nancy,
>
> The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all
> of its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within
> the year, but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t
> fast-tracked.
>
> I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In
> eBird mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can
> choose “Trip Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for
> any given particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the
> number of list keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report
> can be emailed out.
>
> Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists
> within the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a
> species list in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that
> you’d need to export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely
> getting summed in Excel by the coordinators anyway.
>
> I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season
> hits.
>
> The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a
> location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just
> above the species list, under “Sightings”.
>
> Best,
> Brendan
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan 
> wrote:
>
>> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
>> complaint.  There has been no response.
>>
>> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has
>> now been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of
>> multiple locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>>
>> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
>> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
>> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
>> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
>> minutes.
>>
>> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to
>> allow more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole
>> feature is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that
>> birders spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give
>> us a better interface to inquire on it?
>>
>> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>>
>> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
>> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>>
>> Nancy Tognan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> NYSbirds-L List Info:
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>>
>> ARCHIVES:
>> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
>> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
>> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>>
>> Please submit your observations to eBird:
>> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>>
>> --
>>
>> --
> *NYSbirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics 
> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
> *!*
> --
>

--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Brendan Fogarty]

Hey Nancy,

The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all
of its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within
the year, but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t
fast-tracked.

I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In
eBird mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can
choose “Trip Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for
any given particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the
number of list keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report
can be emailed out.

Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists
within the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a
species list in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that
you’d need to export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely
getting summed in Excel by the coordinators anyway.

I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season
hits.

The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a
location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just
above the species list, under “Sightings”.

Best,
Brendan

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan 
wrote:

> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
> complaint.  There has been no response.
>
> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now
> been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple
> locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>
> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
> minutes.
>
> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow
> more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature
> is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders
> spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a
> better interface to inquire on it?
>
> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>
> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>
> Nancy Tognan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>

--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Brendan Fogarty]

Hey Nancy,

The summarize feature is not gone permanently - eBird is transitioning all
of its ancient pages to a new format and it is supposed to return within
the year, but it could indeed pose a challenge for the CBCs if it isn’t
fast-tracked.

I am not sure what the most elegant solution for CBC listing is today. In
eBird mobile (definitely for iOS, Android I can’t say for sure) one can
choose “Trip Summaries” under “Checklists” and see all species counts for
any given particular date range, including just one day. Minimizing the
number of list keepers in a sector party would help here. The “Trip” report
can be emailed out.

Another option is to create a sector eBird account. Anyone keeping lists
within the party can share their lists with that account. You can see a
species list in the account’s “My eBird” but not species totals. For that
you’d need to export its observations into Excel. Everything is likely
getting summed in Excel by the coordinators anyway.

I hope any other useful strategies will be shared here before CBC season
hits.

The species highs/first/last all can still be accessed on the pages for a
location (country, state, county, or hotspot level). Check the buttons just
above the species list, under “Sightings”.

Best,
Brendan

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:31 PM Nancy Tognan 
wrote:

> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
> complaint.  There has been no response.
>
> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now
> been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple
> locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>
> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
> minutes.
>
> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow
> more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature
> is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders
> spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a
> better interface to inquire on it?
>
> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>
> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>
> Nancy Tognan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>

--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Joshua Malbin]

Oops, I just realized that doesn't show you totals at all, so that's not
helpful. Sorry, please everyone ignore my (now multiple) emails.


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On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:38 PM Joshua Malbin 
wrote:

> I think for your specific question, you could effectively do the same
> thing by clicking on your year list under "My eBird" and then just
> restricting the date range to one day.
>
>
> 
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>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:32 PM Nancy Tognan 
> wrote:
>
>> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
>> complaint.  There has been no response.
>>
>> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has
>> now been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of
>> multiple locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>>
>> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
>> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
>> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
>> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
>> minutes.
>>
>> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to
>> allow more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole
>> feature is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that
>> birders spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give
>> us a better interface to inquire on it?
>>
>> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>>
>> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
>> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>>
>> Nancy Tognan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> NYSbirds-L List Info:
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>>
>> ARCHIVES:
>> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
>> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
>> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>>
>> Please submit your observations to eBird:
>> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>>
>> --
>>
>>

--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Joshua Malbin]

Oops, I just realized that doesn't show you totals at all, so that's not
helpful. Sorry, please everyone ignore my (now multiple) emails.


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On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:38 PM Joshua Malbin 
wrote:

> I think for your specific question, you could effectively do the same
> thing by clicking on your year list under "My eBird" and then just
> restricting the date range to one day.
>
>
> 
>  Virus-free.
> www.avast.com
> 
> <#m_6489815109730489458_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:32 PM Nancy Tognan 
> wrote:
>
>> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
>> complaint.  There has been no response.
>>
>> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has
>> now been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of
>> multiple locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>>
>> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
>> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
>> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
>> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
>> minutes.
>>
>> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to
>> allow more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole
>> feature is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that
>> birders spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give
>> us a better interface to inquire on it?
>>
>> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>>
>> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
>> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>>
>> Nancy Tognan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> NYSbirds-L List Info:
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>>
>> ARCHIVES:
>> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
>> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
>> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>>
>> Please submit your observations to eBird:
>> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>>
>> --
>>
>>

--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Joshua Malbin]

I think for your specific question, you could effectively do the same thing
by clicking on your year list under "My eBird" and then just restricting
the date range to one day.


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On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:32 PM Nancy Tognan 
wrote:

> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
> complaint.  There has been no response.
>
> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now
> been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple
> locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>
> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
> minutes.
>
> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow
> more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature
> is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders
> spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a
> better interface to inquire on it?
>
> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>
> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>
> Nancy Tognan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>

--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

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Re: [nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Joshua Malbin]

I think for your specific question, you could effectively do the same thing
by clicking on your year list under "My eBird" and then just restricting
the date range to one day.


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On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:32 PM Nancy Tognan 
wrote:

> I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following
> complaint.  There has been no response.
>
> EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now
> been eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple
> locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.
>
> My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to
> drive to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2
> minutes using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists
> and combine the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two
> minutes.
>
> I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow
> more flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature
> is gone - did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders
> spend a lot of effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a
> better interface to inquire on it?
>
> Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?
>
> By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time
> First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.
>
> Nancy Tognan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
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ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

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[nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Nancy Tognan]

I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.  

Nancy Tognan






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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

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[nysbirds-l] EBird eliminated "Summarize my Observations" - problem for Christmas Bird Count

[Nancy Tognan]

I contacted eBird via their website on August 23, 2020 re the following 
complaint.  There has been no response.

EBird used to have the function “Summarize My Observations”, which has now been 
eliminated.  It was useful to produce a combined trip list of multiple 
locations.  It was especially useful for the Christmas Bird Count.

My North Nassau CBC sector includes 19 locations (each a separate spot to drive 
to).  In years past, I could produce a combined checklist in about 2 minutes 
using “Summarize My Observations”.  Now what?  Print 19 checklists and combine 
the data by hand?  This may take two hours instead of two minutes.

I would like to have seen “Summarize My Observations” be improved to allow more 
flexible dates and selection of locations.  Instead, the whole feature is gone 
- did eBird ask anyone before deleteing it?  I feel that birders spend a lot of 
effort inputting their data - shouldn’t eBird give us a better interface to 
inquire on it?

Does the loss of this feature bother anyone else or just me?

By the way, these other features were also deleted:  species All-Time 
First/Last Records, Arrivals and Departures, and High Counts.  

Nancy Tognan






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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

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