[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

[Ben Cacace]

When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the '
Overview' page you can sort on '*First Seen*' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the NYS eBird Hotspots site click the 'Overview' link on
the 'Explore a Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Yellow highlights a species added for the first time over the past few
months.

*Columbia County: *
Bohemian Waxwing (12-Feb-1979)

*Greene County: *
Black-bellied Plover (1-Oct-2017)

*Dutchess County: *
Bicknell's Thrush (Removed)

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay NWR East Pond Field Trip Report (Queens Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

Sue and I spent a pleasant morning birding the East Pond at Jamaica Bay 
Wildlife Refuge today. Highlights included continuing American Avocet, Caspian 
Tern, and Bald Eagle. Other species of note were American Golden Plover(2), 
Eurasian Wigeon(1) and American Pipit (5).

The presence of the Bald Eagle on the north end of the pond and a Peregrine 
Falcon sitting on the old dock pilings at the Raunt ensured that most 
shorebirds were flybys that did not linger. The two Golden Plovers were at the 
north end of the pond hunkered down near a large piece of wood when the Bald 
Eagle decided to land on the wood causing their abrupt departure. Despite the 
presence of raptors, we recorded nine species of shorebirds, all in very low 
numbers. The Eurasian Wigeon, a rufous morph female, was with a large mixed 
waterfowl contingent north of the Raunt. The pipits were seen feeding on the 
south end of the East Pond on the exposed flat. 

Cheers,

Ken & Sue Feustel
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[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: State, Counties & Locations Updated (Oct/'17)

[Ben Cacace]

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running
smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their
time reviewing shared location suggestions.

The wiki page site was developed to access data on eBird.org and in places
it includes additional links to birding resources at the county and
location levels. If you have any suggestions for additional links please
[let me know] send them to me off list.

** NEW: All County pages currently have links for the Illustrated
Checklists and links to both Images and Audio from the Macaulay Library. If
you find these links helpful I can add them to the hotspot pages. No
mentions so far on the usefulness of these links.

Species totals have been updated for all county pages. This includes the
total number of species with an equivalent color code highlighting the
county name based on colors used on eBird maps. The alphabetical list of
counties on the main page has been updated with total spp. #.

*Hotspot pages*: All location pages have been updated on the wiki. These
include 792 pages representing a total of 1,641 out of 5,882 hotspots
(27.9%). Updates involve # of species and color codings based on species #
along with updated 2017 periods on the bar chart tables displaying the:
— Current Month: Oct./2017
— Prior Month: Sep./2017
— the current two month period Sep.-Oct./2017
— along with the current year: 2017.

For the following counties there are individual 'dynamic' wiki pages for
the Top 10 locations at the top of the list of shared locations: Cayuga,
Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins, Kings (Brooklyn),
Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Westchester
and New York (Borough of Manhattan) Counties have all shared locations
linked to wikipages.

Counties with 'static' pages do not need to be maintained on a monthly
basis. These include pages for at least the Top 10 locations and include
Albany, Bronx, Broome, Chautauqua, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex*, Genesee,
Hamilton, Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Rockland*, St. Lawrence,
Saratoga, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne with Putnam County currently having all
shared locations linked to wikipages. Essex and Rockland *are newly added*
since last month's update.

An *alphabetical list of all hotspots* (5,882) can be found on a single
page. Links exist for any hotspot with a wikipage. Clicking the county name
to the right of any hotspot will bring up the county page showing all
hotspots for the county. A link to the alphabetical list page is at the
bottom of this message. There is a link to the page at the top of the New
York State page.

*Bar Charts (Species Lists)*: For all county and top 10 location pages
there's a table showing the months, seasons and several time frames for the
current year. Clicking any of these links will bring up a complete list of
species and other taxa with bar charts representing abundance. To see a
list of species for *all* periods click on the name above the months i.e.
'New York State (480 spp.)' or 'Jefferson County (306 spp.)'.

*Maps of sightings*: After bringing up a bar chart list you'll see a MAP
button to the right of each species. Clicking this will produce a map of
the latest sightings. Red icons show sightings within the past 30 days.
Click on the icons to see a list of who reported each species and click on
'Checklist' to view their submission. Click on 'Explore Rich Media' in the
right sidebar to view locations with photos, audio or video. These also
exist for any multi-location page combining the hotspots associated with
the location i.e. Massapequa Preserve in Nassau County with its 2 locations.

*Printable Checklists*: a link has been created to produce an eBird
checklist (PDF format) for all hotspots on the wiki site. Additional
details are in this email sent to the list <
https://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/msg20153.html >.

*Tide Graphs* exist for New York County, Kings County (Brooklyn) and
Richmond County (Staten Island). There's a quick link to the tide graphs on
the "Go To >" line highlighted in blue for each location. If there are
multiple graphs on a page the left/right is generally north/south or
west/east. If you spot any issues please let me know off line.

Click '*Overview*' on any of the wiki pages to bring up a sortable list of
all species along with the latest checklists submitted and a list of the
Top eBirders. The default sort is for the latest additions to the State,
County or location.

Check out '*My Location Life List*', '*My County Life List*' and '*My State
Life List*' links on their respective pages.

For each location page click on 'Google Map Directions' to bring up a
Google Map page. On Google Maps click 'Directions' then 'Transit' to plot a
public transportation route. By clicking 'More Options and Times' you can
refine your search. This also works with 'Driving' and 'Walking'.

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Brown Booby Montauk Yes

[Grover, Bob]

I have to wonder if the poor person who owns Maui has any idea the boat is 
getting covered in guano.

[cid:image001.png@01D33DDA.E78C41D0]

Bob Grover
d +1 (631) 761-7369 | c +1 (516) 318-8536
An Equal Opportunity Employer


From: bounce-121911507-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-121911507-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Arie Gilbert
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 12:42 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brown Booby Montauk Yes


.continuing on top of Maui sailboat mast.
viewed from this location at 0.41pm on 10-05-2017

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.06733656,-71.93489023

41.06733656,-71.93489023

Arie Gilbert
No. Babylon NY
www.powerbirder.blogspot
www.qcbirdclub.org

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[nysbirds-l] Brown Booby Montauk Yes

[Arie Gilbert]

.continuing on top of Maui sailboat mast. 
viewed from this location at 0.41pm on 10-05-2017
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.06733656,-71.93489023
41.06733656,-71.93489023
Arie Gilbert 
No. Babylon NY 
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[nysbirds-l] American Golden Plover Jones Beach, WE2 Swale.

[Elizabeth Dinapoli]

Received a call this morning from Bob P. that Bob A. relocated the American 
Golden Plover that he found on Monday. 

Bird is currently hanging out on the swale with Kildeer, one Lesser Yellowlegs 
and Canada Geese. 

Ed B. had trouble posting this so I did it for him. You missed this one Arie G! 

Time for lunch! 

Elizabeth A. DiNapoli, M.Ed.
Manager of Clerkship Education
Physician Assistant Studies
School of Health Professions
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 11568
516.686.3827 (w)
516.404.1984 (c)



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[nysbirds-l] disregard: Jones Beach Coast Guard Western Kingbird (today)

[Tyler Goldstein]

#fake news

I got home and looked at my photos of what I now believe was just a Great
Crested Flycatcher.  Sorry for the MIS information.  I did some crazy stuff
last night so I'm going to sleep now.

Tyler Goldstein
Jericho, NY

On Thursday, October 5, 2017, Tyler Goldstein 
wrote:

> Flycatching this morning by the hedgerow and then relocated by the trees
> west of the coast guard installation.  Disappears sometimes so patience is
> needed.
>
> Tyler Goldstein
> Jericho, NY
>

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Coast Guard Western Kingbird (today)

[Tyler Goldstein]

Flycatching this morning by the hedgerow and then relocated by the trees
west of the coast guard installation.  Disappears sometimes so patience is
needed.

Tyler Goldstein
Jericho, NY

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