The issue with the marker disappearing after selecting the Google Maps Direction link has been resolved! The resolution came from working with the 'Google Maps & Earth Help Forum'. Here's the final resolution:
"appears to be a maps.google.com difference ... .uk, .de, .se, .ca, .au, .sg, .my, .th all seem to place the red placemarker pin. only .com does not." After this I've changed all the links to the .ca extension. Links for all existing pages (1,797 locations) have been corrected. The zoom level on the map has been adjusted for each location based it's size and to show the site at its best where Google labels exist. If you see any issues with the placement of any markers please let me know. I've been placing them at nearby parking locations or at the entrance of the site or at the south or east edge of the location to keep the sun behind you when starting out. wikipage for Wayne County's Sodus Bay incl. Sodus Point: • http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Sodus+Bay+incl.+Sodus+Point Facebook link with images: • https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYBirders/permalink/1790848560926987/ -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --