Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Carl Steckler
OK, here is the problem I have with eBiird. I just checked for sightings in New York State and the only sighting listed was from Dave Nutter on Feb 22. Nothing since then. I get eBird alerts for Seneca and Cayuga county. What I get are Chipping Sparrow, no Gyrfalcon. Granted eBird is great for

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Brad Walker
Hi all, To keep the list from turning into a long eBird thread, please direct your site questions here. http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/emails/new There is also a Facebook group for discussing eBird features. As for the situation mentioned above, this may be due to people not submitting

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread David Diaz
What is the text number? I've been using the listserve to post. I really wanna see that gyrfalcon!! David On Feb 27, 2015, at 4:58 AM, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.com wrote: Hey, everybody! I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted Mark

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Jody W Enck
Hello All, I was stimulated by Dave’s well-written email to offer an anti-rant . (And, Dave, please keep your rants coming, because I do enjoy reading them!) Maybe the fact that I don’t have a cell phone and rarely carry my little trac-fone with me says a lot about how I approach

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Rob Blye
:05:21 AM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant Hello All, I was stimulated by Dave’s well-written email to offer an anti-rant . (And, Dave, please keep your rants coming, because I do enjoy reading them!) Maybe the fact that I don’t have a cell phone and rarely carry my little trac

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
...@cornell.edu To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edumailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu, Dave Nutter nutter.d...@me.commailto:nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:05:21 AM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant Hello All, I was stimulated by Dave’s well

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Janet Akin
I believe it is clear not everyone uses e-bird. Which I have found frustrating when traveling to new areas. Janet Akin From: Carl Steckler Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 11:43 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant OK, here is the problem I have with eBiird. I just

[cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Dave Nutter
Hey, everybody! I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted Mark to miss seeing the chase interactions or getting those fantastic photos (plus congratulations on a fantastic life bird!). But please if at all possible before leaving a rare bird try