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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

2020-10-12 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * October 12, 2020 *  NYSY  10. 12. 20   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 05, 2020 to October 12, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

2020-10-12 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * October 12, 2020 *  NYSY  10. 12. 20   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 05, 2020 to October 12, 2020 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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:

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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:

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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. Virus-free. www.avast.com

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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. Virus-free. www.avast.com

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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. Virus-free.

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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. Virus-free.

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

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

2020-10-12 Thread 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

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) - American Golden-Plover (thank you!), Y-br. Chat, 24+ warbler spp., & etc. - Sunday, 10/11

2020-10-12 Thread Thomas Fiore
First & foremost, Congratulations to Gloria Hong of Manhattan for the first in New York County (!) find of an American Golden-Plover - on Friday, 10/9 - AND for the re-find of that same bird on Sun., 10/11 (!!) - with great & diagnostic photos within eBird checklists, both (days’ lists) very

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) - American Golden-Plover (thank you!), Y-br. Chat, 24+ warbler spp., & etc. - Sunday, 10/11

2020-10-12 Thread Thomas Fiore
First & foremost, Congratulations to Gloria Hong of Manhattan for the first in New York County (!) find of an American Golden-Plover - on Friday, 10/9 - AND for the re-find of that same bird on Sun., 10/11 (!!) - with great & diagnostic photos within eBird checklists, both (days’ lists) very