Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their time working on shared location suggestions.
*New and renamed shared locations* (hotspots) have been updated on the 62 county wiki pages. You can find a summary of the changes here with clickable links where a dedicated hotspot (shared location) page exists: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/NewHotspots http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/RenamedHotspots County totals have been updated for all county pages. This includes the total number of species with the equivalent color code highlighting the county name. These are based on the colors used on eBird maps. The alphabetical list of counties on the main page have been updated with total spp. #. *Hotspot pages*: All location pages have been updated on the wiki. These include 207 pages representing a total of *644 out of 4,266 hotspots* (15%). Updates involve # of species and color codings based on species # along with updated 2015 periods for the bar chart tables displaying the Month: Nov./2015 and the current two month period Oct. - Nov./2015 along with the current year. *Tide Graphs* exist for New York County, Kings County (Brooklyn) and Richmond County (Staten Island). There's a quick link to the tide graphs on the "Go To >" line highlighted in blue for each location. If there are multiple graphs on a page the left/right is generally north/south or west/east. If you spot any issues please let me know off line. For the following counties there are *pages for the Top 10 locations* at the beginning of the list of locations: Cayuga, Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. For New York County (Borough of Manhattan) all hotspots have links to shared location pages. *Bar Charts (Species List)*: For all county and location pages there are tables showing months, seasons and several time frames for the current year. Clicking any of these will bring up a complete list of species and other taxa with bar charts representing abundance. To see a list of species for *all* periods click on the name above the months i.e. 'New York State (468 spp.)' or 'Broome County (261 spp.)'. *Map of sightings*: After bringing up a bar chart list you'll see a MAP button to the right of each species. Clicking this will produce a map of the latest sightings. Red icons show sightings within the past 30 days. Click on the icons to see a list of who reported the species and click on 'Checklist' to view their submission. Click '*Overview*' on any of the pages to bring up a sortable list of all species along with the latest checklists submitted and a list of the Top eBirders. Check out '*My Location Life List*', '*My County Life List*' and '*My State Life List*' links. Click on '*Google Map Directions*' to bring up a Google Map page. On Google Maps click 'Directions' then 'Transit' to plot a public transportation route. By clicking 'More Options and Times' you can refine your search. This also works with 'Driving' and 'Walking'. Home page: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York Clickable map: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York#ClickableMap Alphabetical list of counties: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York#Alphabetical Enjoy! -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC -- 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/ --
