[obol] Re: [eBird Alert] Oregon Rare Bird Alert <daily>
- From: "Dennis Vroman" <dpvroman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jblowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <garbledmodwit@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 16:10:14 -0700
Joe is correct. The Western Kingbird I spotted this morning was place in the
"rare" e-bird category (I will get a rare bird report for it, as well as others
on the Josephine Co rare bird report list). It will not show up on the
"official" bar chart for Josephine County, until its has been accepted as valid
by the e-bird reviewer. It does appear on my personal list.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Blowers
To: garbledmodwit@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: OBOL
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 3:08 PM
Subject: [obol] Re: [eBird Alert] Oregon Rare Bird Alert <daily>
Hi folks,
There is a misunderstanding of how eBird’s rare bird alert works. It’s
definitely “buyer beware” when it comes to the rare bird alert, because the
alert includes reports that are under review by the reviewers and which will
probably be invalidated. No reviewer looks at the report before it goes onto
the rare bird alert. They probably hear about it at the same time it shows up
on the rare bird alert. If anyone anywhere in Oregon misidentifies a Hermit
Thrush as a Swainson’s Thrush, it will show up on the rare bird alert. This
does not mean that it will end up on the eBird bar charts and other records. If
the report is later invalidated by a reviewer, it will not show up on the bar
charts or other eBird data. It does remain on that birder’s personal record
unless they decide to delete or change their identification based on feedback
from the reviewer. I hope this clarifies the misunderstanding some have about
how the rare bird alert works.
Joe Blowers
eBird reviewer
On Apr 9, 2014, at 1:22 PM, Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Swainson's Thrushes in early April- I am surprised this made it onto the
rare bird alert? I would think that whoever covers Benton County would have
caught this one.
Of course once a sighting like this makes it into eBird it could pass as a
new early spring date for OR and could cause a lot of confusion with less
experienced birders and result in quite a few more Swainson's being reported in
the next few days. Our earliest Coos date is the last few days of April.
It will be interesting to see when the first C. Nighthawks get reported...
Tim R
Coos Bay
From: Treesa Hertzel <Autumn207@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:59 AM
Subject: [obol] [eBird Alert] Oregon Rare Bird Alert <daily>
From: ebird-alert@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [eBird Alert] Oregon Rare Bird Alert <daily>
Date: April 9, 2014 4:09:22 AM PDT
*** Species Summary:
Green Heron (Western) (1 Klamath)
Golden Eagle (1 Lane)
Black-necked Stilt (1 Jackson)
Black-bellied Plover (2 Jackson)
Calliope Hummingbird (1 Wasco)
Gyrfalcon (1 Linn)
Western Kingbird (1 Crook)
Swainson's Thrush (2 Benton)
Yellow Warbler (1 Multnomah)
Lark Sparrow (1 Douglas)
White-throated Sparrow (1 Klamath)
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View this alert on the web at
http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35555
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated
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