[obol] Re: [eBird Alert] Oregon Rare Bird Alert <daily>
- From: Wayne Hoffman <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jblowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 17:47:19 -0700
Hi -
I think there still is some misunderstanding of the value of Treesa's
postings to the OBOL community as a whole.
The real value comes when someone who does not post directly to OBOL (e.g.,
a visitor) files an ebird report of a truly rare bird - a Lesser
Black-backed Gull at Yaquina Bay would be a hypothetical example.
Wayne
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Joseph Blowers <jblowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> 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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