Birds are cool Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 https://ebird.org/checklist/S123937908?view=photos Little Stint in San Diego County. @IKLland, isn't this closer to you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123937908?view=photos Little Stint in San Diego County. @IKLland, isn't this closer to you? Yes. That’s bird is returning this year, it’s been there for a couple of years I think. I haven’t been able to chase it yet, hopefully this winter at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 11 hours ago, Birds are cool said: La Sagra's Flycatcher in Miami Dade Florida!!!!!! https://ebird.org/checklist/S123904242?view=photos @dragon49 Ty - 90 minutes from me without traffic in a location unknown to me. I've got county rare bird lifers to go after now, so I'll pass on this one. Please do continue to tag me in these though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 23 hours ago, dragon49 said: Ty - 90 minutes from me without traffic in a location unknown to me. I've got county rare bird lifers to go after now, so I'll pass on this one. Please do continue to tag me in these though. Will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Barnacle Goose in PA. Was reported there yesterday. https://ebird.org/checklist/S123967176 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 5 Northern Lapwing. @cooldood, @stitch58. https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S124018560 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 48 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: 5 Northern Lapwing. @cooldood, @stitch58. https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S124018560 It is about 3 hours from me 😞 I really have to learn to use ebird. I downloaded the app a few years ago and must say I hated the interface. Maybe a there is a few youtube videos on how to use it. I assume you can setup rare bird alerts. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just now, cooldood said: It is about 3 hours from me 😞 I really have to learn to use ebird. I downloaded the app a few years ago and must say I hated the interface. Maybe a there is a few youtube videos on how to use it. I assume you can setup rare bird alerts. You can. Go to explore. Then scroll down untill you get to alerts. Click on it. Then you can set your alerts. I use ABA rarity, Year Needs for Georgia, rare birds for Georgia, Needs for Georgia, and Rare birds for Laurens County Georgia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, cooldood said: It is about 3 hours from me 😞 I really have to learn to use ebird. I downloaded the app a few years ago and must say I hated the interface. Maybe a there is a few youtube videos on how to use it. I assume you can setup rare bird alerts. I will point out that it’s much easier to do everything on the website than the app except submitting checklists from the field. If you only wish to get rare bird alerts, go to the website and follow @Birds are cool’s instructions. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, cooldood said: It is about 3 hours from me 😞 I really have to learn to use ebird. I downloaded the app a few years ago and must say I hated the interface. Maybe a there is a few youtube videos on how to use it. I assume you can setup rare bird alerts. You don't need the app for alerts. You can set up e-mail alerts like @Birds are cool described. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Birds are cool said: 5 Northern Lapwing. @cooldood, @stitch58. https://ebird.org/me/checklist/S124018560 You beat me to it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just curious, is the use of the app GroupMe as prevalent in other states for rare bird alerts? I know in NJ we use it a lot. There are groups covering the entire state, different parts of the state & even specific hotspots. I find them even more useful then eBird Alerts since you're getting the info in real time. With eBird you don't get the info until it's posted & the alert is updated. There has been times I've been able to get on site for a bird much quicker then if I had waited for an eBird alert & I'm sure there are birds that I have seen that I otherwise would have missed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Slaty Backed Gull in Contra Costa CA. https://ebird.org/checklist/S124063259?view=photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, stitch58 said: Just curious, is the use of the app GroupMe as prevalent in other states for rare bird alerts? I know in NJ we use it a lot. There are groups covering the entire state, different parts of the state & even specific hotspots. I find them even more useful then eBird Alerts since you're getting the info in real time. With eBird you don't get the info until it's posted & the alert is updated. There has been times I've been able to get on site for a bird much quicker then if I had waited for an eBird alert & I'm sure there are birds that I have seen that I otherwise would have missed. Here in Cali I we usually use the Groups.io website/app. You receive the posts through email usually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, stitch58 said: Just curious, is the use of the app GroupMe as prevalent in other states for rare bird alerts? I know in NJ we use it a lot. There are groups covering the entire state, different parts of the state & even specific hotspots. I find them even more useful than eBird Alerts since you're getting the info in real time. With eBird you don't get the info until it's posted & the alert is updated. There has been times I've been able to get on site for a bird much quicker then if I had waited for an eBird alert & I'm sure there are birds that I have seen that I otherwise would have missed. WhatsApp and Telegram are the ones I have for VT and TN listings respectively. Also email lists. I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, there should be a website that has a list of all the email lists and message app lists for county, state, etc. bird alerts. Whether they are private or not. If they are private, they should include contact info. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Ivory-billed Woodpecker in SC (unconfirmed) https://ebird.org/checklist/S123612268?fbclid=IwAR0oixcQXcVMLuC77UUSABnqxlsNH1Te18flHt-SV9fDv3aFmI4KQt9kq5M 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, PaulK said: Ivory-billed Woodpecker in SC (unconfirmed) https://ebird.org/checklist/S123612268?fbclid=IwAR0oixcQXcVMLuC77UUSABnqxlsNH1Te18flHt-SV9fDv3aFmI4KQt9kq5M Oh my God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, PaulK said: Ivory-billed Woodpecker in SC (unconfirmed) https://ebird.org/checklist/S123612268?fbclid=IwAR0oixcQXcVMLuC77UUSABnqxlsNH1Te18flHt-SV9fDv3aFmI4KQt9kq5M I really hope that somebody with something besides an iphone goes and tries to find it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Birds are cool said: I really hope that somebody with something besides an iphone goes and tries to find it. To be clear this is absolute bunk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just now, PaulK said: To be clear this is absolute bunk Yeah, I know, but some of the photos seem like a large woodpecker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: Yeah, I know, but some of the photos seem like a large woodpecker. PIWO is a large woodpecker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, IKLland said: PIWO is a large woodpecker. Meaning that it could be either one. It would be cool if it was actually a Ivory bill. I doubt it is though. Notice how all of the person's photos are BOC, but then the woodpecker's are phone pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 5 hours ago, stitch58 said: Just curious, is the use of the app GroupMe as prevalent in other states for rare bird alerts? I know in NJ we use it a lot. There are groups covering the entire state, different parts of the state & even specific hotspots. I find them even more useful then eBird Alerts since you're getting the info in real time. With eBird you don't get the info until it's posted & the alert is updated. There has been times I've been able to get on site for a bird much quicker then if I had waited for an eBird alert & I'm sure there are birds that I have seen that I otherwise would have missed. In California its mostly a mix of telegram and WhatsApp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: In California its mostly a mix of telegram and WhatsApp For SoCal it’s mostly/entirely Groups.io 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 36 minutes ago, IKLland said: For SoCal it’s mostly/entirely Groups.io Yeah, we still have listservs for all regions but they’ve been mostly replaced by instant messaging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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