floraphile Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) Good morning, All-- Feb 2019 Franklin co. FL (panhandle) Before eBird went down for maintenance, I uploaded several pics of Great & Snowy Egrets--all were flagged as "unconfirmed" by eBird. Is this MO for these birds due to Great vs. White Heron vs. white morph Reddish and Snowy vs. Little? Or am I misIDing? This was not south Florida. Great, Great (same individual), Snowy, Snowy Edited November 17, 2020 by floraphile correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Your Ids are correct. 1-2 Great Egret 3-4 Snowy Egret. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Any insight as to why these were flagged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 hey I uploaded a pic of a mute swan and it's still unconfirmed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 minute ago, floraphile said: Any insight as to why these were flagged? Did you double check the time and location? Sometimes places in other states have identical names or something. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, MichaelLong said: hey I uploaded a pic of a mute swan and it's still unconfirmed Depending on the location, Mute Swan can be considered domestic/not an established population. That's probably why. Edited November 17, 2020 by Melierax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Melierax said: Did you double check the time and location? Sometimes places in other states have identical names or something. Good thought--I will do that when the website comes back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, floraphile said: Good thought--I will do that when the website comes back up. Was it flagged from the start, or did the reviewer purposely flag those observations. If he did, he/she will usually send you an email explaining why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hi, @Connor Cochrane. I didn't notice the flag right away. I haven't gotten an email, yet, but maybe when the site comes back up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, floraphile said: Hi, @Connor Cochrane. I didn't notice the flag right away. I haven't gotten an email, yet, but maybe when the site comes back up... Because if the bird wasn't on the filter it can take awhile for the reviewer to accept the record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Because if the bird wasn't on the filter it can take awhile for the reviewer to accept the record What is the filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Each region has a filter that determines what sightings get flagged. The filter looks at the date, species, number of birds, etc. For example, if I report 7 Roseate Spoonbill in Savannah in July, there's nothing there to trip the filter. If I report 3000 of them in July, that will exceed the allowed number. If I report one of them in January, the filter won't like my reporting any quantity of a sub-tropical bird being here in the dead of winter. Did that make any sense? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Each region has a filter that determines what sightings get flagged. The filter looks at the date, species, number of birds, etc. For example, if I report 7 Roseate Spoonbill in Savannah in July, there's nothing there to trip the filter. If I report 3000 of them in July, that will exceed the allowed number. If I report one of them in January, the filter won't like my reporting any quantity of a sub-tropical bird being here in the dead of winter. Did that make any sense? It did, @Charlie Spencer. Thank you for the explanation. I'm getting the idea that the filter is a bot that initially flags a sighting and then those flagged get sent to a live person for review? I will have to wait until tomorrow to figure out what the problem is. The suspense is killing me. Edited November 18, 2020 by floraphile correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 26 minutes ago, floraphile said: It did, @Charlie Spencer. Thank you for the explanation. I'm getting the idea that the filter is a bot that initially flags a sighting and then those flagged get sent to a live person for review? I will have to wait until tomorrow to figure out what the problem is. The suspense is killing me. Regional reviewers make the filters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 8:30 AM, Connor Cochrane said: Was it flagged from the start, or did the reviewer purposely flag those observations. If he did, he/she will usually send you an email explaining why. Sometimes it's also flagged when someone sees more birds (not species) than usual even if that particular bird isn't rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 minute ago, BirdNrd said: Sometimes it's also flagged when someone sees more birds (not species) than usual even if that particular bird isn't rare. Yes, high counts are flagged as well, but it works a little different than birds that are not on the filter or have the filter set to 0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 eBird is up. I checked my dates & locations and all are correct. Also flagged as "Unconfirmed": a Ring-Billed Gull, Franklin co. FL Feb 2019; Crimson-Fronted Parakeet, Alajuela, Costa Rica June 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 I found the answer--my locations were not specific enough. I fixed the FL locations. I can't find a more specific location for the Costa Rica birds. I'll have to work on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, floraphile said: eBird is up. YAY!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 32 minutes ago, floraphile said: eBird is up I can't believe how much I use that site! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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