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

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 lis

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 Gary Kohlenberg
ilto:j...@cornell.edu>> To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L" mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>, "Dave Nutter" mailto: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-w

Re: [cayugabirds-l] rare bird rant

2015-02-27 Thread Rob Blye
thers. Please use Ebird. You could even hide its output if that violates your sense of privacy. Rob Blye CALS 1972 - Original Message - From: "Jody W Enck" To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L" , "Dave Nutter" Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:05:21 AM Subject:

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 wrote: > > Hey, everybody! > I know seeing a rare bird is tremendously exciting, and I certainly wouldn't > have wanted Mark to miss seeing

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 b

[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