Thanks, Bob. You are correct. The high number of birds triggered a request
for more information. I'm understanding now that reviewers are lurking
behind the eBird site (which is a good thing). I was particular puzzled
that other bunting sightings were getting through simultaneously. I'm sure
that button click will happen eventually. But it's obol in the future for
rarities. Gary Fugle
On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 1:06 PM Bob Archer <rabican1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi: First off. great to always post what you see on OBOL, rarer the
better. But did the number of buntings seen trigger a rare bird notice?
Did ebird ask you to confirm? If so , a reviewer might have to click a
button.
Bob Archer
PDX
On Dec 4, 2019, at 12:52 PM, Gary Fugle <fuglega@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've been in Oregon less then a year and been following this obol group
for a month (which has been a blast). I have a question I'm sure someone
will be able to answer.
On Monday (2 Dec) I encountered a large cooperative group of over 25 Snow
Buntings along the beach just south of the Nehalem Bay State Park boundary
(entering from the south end of Manzanita). The birds flitted up and down
the beach within a half-mile stretch and landed a few times to give me good
looks. I tried to turn one of them into a longspur, but no success. I
noticed there have been a number on ebird postings for this species since 8
Nov (presumably the same individuals), so I figured the word was out on
these birds.
So here's my question: I reported the Monday buntings on a short ebird
list (https://ebird.org/checklist/S61939126), but the sighting never
showed up in any of the ebird records (i.e., not on the "Last Seen" list,
Hotspot map, etc.). Can someone explain why the report didn't register
while Snow Buntings have come through on other lists? Is there some
verification process required? If so, this makes me think ebird isn't the
place to report rarities. Oh yeah, that's what obol is for.
Gary Fugle
