John, You are learning more and more about eBird all the time! Suggesting a new location as a hotspot is not that difficult, so please follow these directions from the eBird HELP section, and give it a try. Sounds like a solid suggestion, and I'll work with you on this to set it up one way or another.
*How do I suggest a new Hotspot?* *If you know of a birding location that meets the criteria for a good Hotspot described above (see HELP section), here is how to nominate it for Hotspot status:* *Submit an eBird checklist from the area you think should be a Hotspot to ensure it exists as a personal location in your eBird account. * *Go to My eBird and select "Manage My Locations".* *Use the Search bar to locate the personal location you want to suggest as a Hotspot. If the location does not appear as you type: go back to a checklist you previously submitted from that location and copy/paste the location name from that checklist into the search bar.* *When the location you want to suggest as a Hotspot is found, click "Edit".* *On the subsequent "Edit location" page, click the "Suggest as Hotspot" link next to the location coordinates. Click "Yes" to confirm your submission.* *Suggest hotspot from Edit location page.* *Note to other birders. I get a lot of hotspot suggestions that are NOT suitable, as they are on private* *property or are duplicates or the area is poorly defined. So please study up on the criteria for a hotspot, (HELP section)* *before you suggest a new one. And keep in mind that there are about 3,000 hotspots just in Colorado,* *so most of the places you might think of, have ALREADY been set up!* *Thanks, * *Joe Roller, Denver* *Volunteer eBird hotspot reviewer for CO and WY* On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 12:01 PM mvjo...@gmail.com <mvjohn...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Malm Trail in SE Alamosa has now been opened for a few months. It is > nothing short of outstanding for year-round birds. A gentleman donor from > New Hampshire donated money for it's construction and it now is being > discovered by locals and visitors. I think it should be considered as an > Ebird hotspot. > > Today, John Stump and I birded it for 1 hour or so. In that time, we > recorded 8 Warbler species, which easily ties the all time SLV single day > warbler record. We found MacGillivrays, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow, YR, > Wilsons, Virginas, OCr, and a Northern Waterthrush. (A Chat would have > broken the record but did not happen). Water is present year-round. Midges > were swarming, and birds were feasting upon those insects. We also saw > Willow Flycatcher, Western W Pewee, Warbling Vireo and just last week a > Black Phoebe was zigzaging along the shoreline out over the water. > > I am not proficient in Ebird to propose a hotspot and help would be > appreciated. In the meantime, you can get to this trail system by going > south in Alamosa on State Ave to 12th street. Turn left on 12th and > continue past the Rickey Recycling Center. The road bends to the SE and in > a few hundred yards, watch for a small parking lot at the trailhead on the > left (east side of road). You won't be disappointed with this area. > > John Rawinski > Monte Vista, CO > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3d776fb5-b8c5-4fa7-97f4-59f990e09025n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3d776fb5-b8c5-4fa7-97f4-59f990e09025n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUAn9CUkgNof5e5r86fWpjA4LRSKBPoLDkUufUstPbiM6g%40mail.gmail.com.
