I've not seen any posting positive or negative today. In view of the considerable regional interest in this exciting visitor, I think it would be nice gesture if folks visiting the spot today and onwards could post regular updates, even if negative. At a minimum a broadcast after the first sighting of the day indicating that the bird survived the night would be most welcome, especially to those traveling from afar.
Hour-by-hour updates seems like overkill at this point (and would be tiresome to other users of this list), but networking among folks on site (as proposed by Hugh McGuinness yesterday) makes sense. Also, many people have obtained superb images of the bird and it would helpful if these could be submitted to NYSARC for review and archiving. Images showing the spread wings with the primary tips in sharp focus would be especially valuable. Likewise we'd appreciate images clearly showing the bill, tail notch and of course, clear recordings of the all important vocalizations. Submission details can be found on our website http://nybirds.org/NYSARC/ Thanks and good luck. -- Angus Wilson Chair, New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
