Charlie Spencer Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Southport, Brunswick County, SE NC. 26 Nov 21. Southport fronts on the Cape Fear River where it meets the Atlantic. The waterfront is a mix of restaurants, boardwalks, green spaces, and piers. There were about 40 of these, along with several dozen each of Laughing Gulls and Boat-tailed Grackles, and a scant handful of other species. These were actively probing a grassy public area and scavenging around outdoor dining areas. They walked and flew as a flock, rarely individually. They seemed adjusted to the public setting and weren't disturbed by presence of people. I see bright orange legs; black eye; a black bill almost like a grackle's; dark chest markings; pure white underparts; mottled gray head, neck, back, and relatively short tail. The photos don't show it well but the ... tertials? had broad brown borders. Within the flock, there was a range of color distribution and intensity, especially of the chest markings. I'm pretty sure I've figured out what these are, but there's a lifer on the line and I don't want to influence anyone. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Ruddy Turnstone for sure. Congratulations on the lifer! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Absolutely Ruddy Turnstones 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Thanks. I was pretty sure but eBird flagged the entry as a high count for the location. Edited November 28, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) Hi again. Would a few of you go to this checklist? I attached five photos of the turnstone but they don't show up in a Macaulay search. For that matter, do the turnstones show on the checklist at all? The entry was flagged for count, and that may what's going on. https://ebird.org/checklist/S98097926 Edited November 29, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Hi again. Would a few of you go to this checklist? I attached five photos of the turnstone but they don't show up in a Macaulay search. For that matter, do the turnstones show on the checklist at all? The entry was flagged for count, and that may what's going on. https://ebird.org/checklist/S98097926 I see photos of five Ruddy Turnstones and one House Sparrow. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 I see the same as lonestranger. Do you have photo of a flock of them you could add? That may convince them your count was correct 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: Hi again. Would a few of you go to this checklist? I attached five photos of the turnstone but they don't show up in a Macaulay search. For that matter, do the turnstones show on the checklist at all? The entry was flagged for count, and that may what's going on. https://ebird.org/checklist/S98097926 They’re on the list, but are unconfirmed. To view them in maculary, hit more filters, then hit show unconfirmed. They will show up then. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 49 minutes ago, Kerri said: I see the same as lonestranger. Do you have photo of a flock of them you could add? That may convince them your count was correct 🙂 I was interested in getting photos of the details, not the flock size. In the field I entered them as Sandpipers, knowing that was wrong but wanted a placeholder so I wouldn't forget the count. With SANDs, the count wasn't significant. It was two days later when I corrected SAND to RUTU that the count was flagged. I'm not particularly concerned, just kinda half-wondering between the day's work (mostly) emergencies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Just now, IKLland said: To view them in maculary, hit more filters, then hit show unconfirmed. Thanks! I never noticed that filter. Do you know a way to tell if a list entry is unconfirmed if it doesn't have photos to flag in Mac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Thanks! I never noticed that filter. Do you know a way to tell if a list entry is unconfirmed if it doesn't have photos to flag in Mac? If it was a rare bird, you can go to your county’s alerts through explore on ebird, and find your report, and it’ll say unconfirmed or confirmed. If a list is unconfirmed or flagged, on the list at the top( below the mileage and time), it’ll have a box saying “ this checklist of flagged to due long distance or time”, or something like that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Do you know a way to tell if a list entry is unconfirmed if it doesn't have photos to flag in Mac? If it was flagged because of a high count and there are no photos, I believe the only way to check if it was confirmed is to search for the species in the eBird species map. If your observation doesn't show up, then it's unconfirmed. Edited November 29, 2021 by The Bird Nuts 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: the only way to check if it was confirmed is to search for the species in the eBird species map. I know that trick, I was wondering if there was something on the checklist itself. I'm confident it will be accepted eventually; there are six accepted counts of 40 or greater in the last six weeks at the same small hotspot. 37 minutes ago, IKLland said: If it was a rare bird, One forum I go to has an emoji that's a laughing face rolling back and forth for several dozen pixels. Since this site doesn't have that option, Edited November 29, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 My turnstones are showing up this morning, both checklist count and photos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/29/2021 at 4:27 PM, Charlie Spencer said: I know that trick, I was wondering if there was something on the checklist itself. I'm confident it will be accepted eventually; there are six accepted counts of 40 or greater in the last six weeks at the same small hotspot. One forum I go to has an emoji that's a laughing face rolling back and forth for several dozen pixels. Since this site doesn't have that option, Like this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kevin said: Like this? This is the code, but it doesn't work here. :XXROFL: An example: https://racing-forums.com/threads/prediction-you-read-it-here-first.73198/post-1881354 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Just now, Kevin said: Right click on the emoji, chose open in new tab, copy the bar at the top of the page, past it here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) As I was saying, On 11/29/2021 at 4:54 PM, IKLland said: If it was a rare bird, Edited December 2, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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