Thanks Dave! You are ever the informative, well-spoken (written) field trip guide. Donna S
Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Aug 24, 2013, at 12:12 AM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com> wrote: > George's notes in eBird say "south of the dam". > The location of pointers for eBird checklists can vary for many reasons, > including: > * using a "hotspot" pointer or previous personal location pointer which is > near, not at, the observation, or which was placed sloppily to begin with > * using a pointer for a whole trip, whereas the individual bird may be on a > different part of the trip. > * careless placing of pointers, rather than zooming in on the map to place it > correctly > * failure to place the pointer, instead just saying the trip was in a given > county, so it automatically is in the county's geographical center > > I think this pointer is much more accurate than many I've seen. Try looking > up eBird reports of a single rare bird which was only seen at a single > location. The pointers often look like a shotgun blast at the map or the > aftermath of a drunken game of darts. > --Dave Nutter > > On Aug 23, 2013, at 01:35 PM, Donna Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > >> On the map it looks like the RH Woodpeckers were NORTH of Mud Lock, not >> south. >> Donna Scott >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Dave Nutter >> >> To: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu >> >> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 4:39 AM >> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers, Mud Lock, Town of Aurielius >> >> George Chiu photographed a pair of adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at dead >> trees south of Mud Lock, with similar behavior to those on South Mays Point >> Road, flycatching and bringing food to a cavity. Links to his eBird report >> below >> --Dave Nutter >>> Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (2) >>> - Reported Aug 21, 2013 13:35 by George Chiu >>> - Cayuga Lock and River Rd., Cayuga, New York >>> - Map: >>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=42.9468066,-76.7347652&ll=42.9468066,-76.7347652 >>> - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14988459 >>> - Comments: "2 adults were flying and catching insects in the air. They >>> were using the dead trees across the canal just south of the dam. One kept >>> returning to a hole after catching something. Not sure if it was feeding >>> young or caching the food. >>> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209331/"; >>> title="Red-headed Woodpecker by Geo Birder, on Flickr"><img >>> src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9571209331_d0b930a338.jpg"; >>> alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" /></a> >>> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209271/"; >>> title="Red-headed Woodpecker by Geo Birder, on Flickr"><img >>> src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/9571209271_9103cd353b.jpg"; >>> alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" /></a> >>> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209201/"; >>> title="Red-headed Woodpecker by Geo Birder, on Flickr"><img >>> src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/9571209201_3fd8c7e33d.jpg"; >>> alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" /></a>" >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> >> Rules and Information >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> >> Surfbirds >> >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > >> >> > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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