Thanks, Alyssa! This is very helpful. Barry On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 11:49 AM Alyssa DeRubeis <alderub...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This email describes how to use eBird to query recent sightings for a > specific site and/or species. > > The quickest way to learn the most up-to-date status of Snowy Owl > sightings is to check eBird submissions. The reason is that birders can > submit these while they are in the field, as opposed to us waiting for them > to reply to this email thread. This is assuming that all birders submitting > eBird checklists are also on this list-serve, which is not true. Hence, > eBird is much more efficient in learning these kinds of data. The MOU > seasonal report database can also be used ( > https://moumn.org/avian/query.php), but observers are not required to be > more specific than the county level. So the precise location and time may > remain a mystery. I am also not sure if there is a way for birders to enter > data live, like you can on the eBird app. > > There are a couple ways to search for recent reports. You can look at the > “most recently seen” at the MSP Aircraft Viewing Area, Cargo Rd hotspot > here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L6861720. There are technically three > hotspots at the MSP airport, but this one is the most regularly used it > would seem. The last sighting was from yesterday. > > Another way is to go to Explore, then click on Explore Species tab: > https://ebird.org/map. You can type in Snowy Owl and then zoom in to > where they’ve been seen at the airport. An advantage to using this route is > that you can see that, for example, 13 birders reported Snowy Owl at the > airport yesterday. You can also see sightings outside of Hotspots (although > hotspots are always encouraged over personal spots, if a hotspot already > exists for this site. In this case, it does.) This winter season, 9 > individual locations were plotted with eBird checklists at the airport. > (You can narrow it down to season/year(s) using the filter options.) > > Now you can see all the Snowy Owl data you could have ever possibly > wanted! eBird boasts a wealth of information and is accessible to anyone, > so please take a gander. Enjoy, > > Alyssa DeRubeis > Montreal, Canada > > > On Jan 5, 2021, at 12:17 PM, GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE <closmor...@msn.com> > wrote: > > > > Please reply all . Thank you > > > >> On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:07 AM, B&C Silverstein < > barryandcarolynsilverst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Thank you Tom, Dan and Doris for this post about the Snowy Owl. Do any > of > >> you know if the owls are still hanging around the Cargo Rd. orrunways > near > >> the airport? > >> > >> Barry > >> > >>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 5:09 PM Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks, in turn to you, Doris. There two Snowys hunting along the > runways > >>> and visible from the aircraft viewing area with parking available. My > wife > >>> and I saw watched them in the company of a handful of birders around > 4:30 > >>> pm. > >>> > >>> Tom > >>> > >>>> On Dec 25, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Doris Rubenstein < > theonlydo...@hotmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, Dan Ahlman, for motivating me to get out of the house to see > >>> the Snowy Owl. No sooner had I turned onto "Cargo Road" that I looked > up > >>> and saw the Snowy soaring fairly low over the road!! I pulled over and > >>> watched it with my binocs for 2-3 minutes until it flew to the north > and > >>> out of sight. I drove over to the FedEx parking lot and looked > north. I > >>> could see it far across the field sitting on top of a yellow quonset > >>> hut-like shed. I watched for 10 minutes or so, but it didn't move so I > >>> moved on. > >>>> > >>>> Doris Rubenstein, Richfield > >>>> ________________________________ > >>>> From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Dan > Ahlman < > >>> daahl...@comcast.net> > >>>> Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 1:13 PM > >>>> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> > >>>> Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl MSP > >>>> > >>>> Just returned from the viewing area by fedex. Snowy was easily visible > >>> from the area. It was sitting on top of one of the bins used for > loading > >>> cargo onto a plane. Right near the viewing area and close to the fedex > >>> building. Look to your right as you approach the parking and viewing > area. > >>>> Dan Ahlman > >>>> New Hope, Mn > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> ---- > >>>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>>> > >>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >>>> > >>>> ---- > >>>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>>> > >>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >>> > >>> ---- > >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>> > >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social > >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >>> > >> -- > >> Barry and Carolyn silverstein > >> > >> ---- > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >> > >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > -- Barry and Carolyn silverstein ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
