Interesting. So in doing that, you'll actually get the bird on your life list
for both IN and KY even though you only saw the bird from one of the states.
Guess that's a nice perk.
For myself, think I prefer to only list the bird from the location I was
standing when I witness the bird, so it will keep my personal state life lists
accurate.
Thank you for the clarification.
Travis YoungWalton, KY On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 04:57:21 PM EDT,
Roseanna Denton <roseannamd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It’s recommended to do a complete list from the location you’re physically at,
if you also report the birds seen across the border and an incomplete one for
the location of the bird. But be aware that some reviewers will not confirm a
rare species that is across the state line, even though that’s what eBird
requests.
Roseanna Denton
On Thursday, September 7, 2023, Travis Young <w.travis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Roseanna.
So to make sure I understand that:
If observing a bird (like the Flamingo) from IN side and someone wants to
include for KY then, both checklists (IN and KY) would need to be marked as
"Incomplete" and the Flamingo should only be on the Kentucky "Incomplete"
checklist and not also on the Indiana "Incomplete" checklist?
But this method is not preferred by eBird?
Thanks,Travis YoungWalton, KY
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 04:22:16 PM EDT, Roseanna Denton
<roseannamd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You are correct. However, eBird does allow for birders wishing to keep their
State & county lists separate. From the eBird help site:
For some birders, keeping precise state and local lists is important. If
reporting all birds on a single complete checklist is not something you wish to
do, it is possible (though not preferred) to keep two incomplete birding lists
- one for each side of the border.
When keeping separate checklists for different sides of a border, please follow
these rules:
- For BOTH checklists, the answer to "Is this a complete checklist of the
birds you were able to identify?" must be "No", because each list intentionally
omits birds in the other geopolitical area.
- Use your exact location for birds detected on your side of the border;
create a personal location directly across from you on the opposite side of the
border for the birds you detect on that side. (You can also select an
appropriate Hotspot for either side of the border, but only if it accurately
describes your location on your side, or the general vicinity of the birds on
the other side)
Roseanna Denton
On Thursday, September 7, 2023, Travis Young <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I thought for eBird purposes, to count a bird for a specific location (such as
the state of KY), it should be based on the location of the person (not the
bird). So, I thought to count the Flamingo for KY, the person should be
standing in the state of KY.
I thought if standing in IN, eBird prefers all birds seen be counted on your IN
list, even if a bird was across the border in KY.
Same principle as keeping a yard list. When seeing a bird fly over your
neighbors property, but not yours, it still goes on your yard list if you were
standing in your yard, not a new list from your neighbors yard.
eBird website- "Every bird seen or heard from your location "counts",
regardless of where the bird is."
eBird Policies for Special Birding Circumstances
Is this not correct? Would love to understand this better if I'm missing
something
Thanks,Travis YoungWalton, KY
