The proper way to enter escaped exotics on eBird lists is to select the domestic version. For example, if you search eBird for Budgerigar you will also get Budgerigar (Domestic). Choose the latter.
David Barrett Manhattan On Dec 19, 2017 1:16 PM, <brian.whip...@gmail.com> wrote: > The umpteen responses I’ve gotten to the contrary are why I hedged my > sureness. > > Does anyone know the proper protocol for entering escapees on checklists > (benefitting science) without having them inaccurately show up on lifelists > (benefitting type-A listers)? > > Also, I know some of my Central Park checklists include Budgies, but > there’s no Budgie on my NYS life list, so I must have done something right. > > Thanks! > > On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:47 PM <brian.whip...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I’m 95% sure that European Goldfinches (like Budgies) won’t show up on >> anyone’s eBird NY State life list even if you keep the species in your >> regular checklists. eBird knows what to count/not count in that respect. >> >> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:38 PM Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >>> The European Goldfinches should be entered into ebird, especially if >>> there is any evidence of breeding, so their populations can be monitored. >>> >>> Deb Allen >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: nathan o'reilly >>> Sent: Dec 19, 2017 4:55 AM >>> To: Ben Cacace >>> Cc: NYSBIRDS-L , eBirds NYC >>> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island: European Goldfinch Flock >>> (18-Dec) >>> >>> Prospect Park/Brooklyn birders: Have any of you seen them more recently >>> and do you enter the European Goldfinch into ebird when you see them? I >>> know some birders do not consider them "wild" so they do not report them to >>> ebird. >>> >>> Cool sightings for Gov Island though. It is unfortunate to be closed off >>> to the public over the winter. >>> >>> Nate >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 4:48 AM, Ben Cacace <bcac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Unfortunately the island is closed to the public until May 1st but I was >>> very lucky to get invited to the island yesterday. >>> >>> There was a small flock of European Goldfinch in Hammock Grove of ~12 >>> birds and a small group of 5 (same birds?) seen off Nolan Park later in the >>> day. >>> >>> I was looking into European Goldfinch sightings on eBird and the most >>> recent one in the area is from Prospect Park on Nov 26th of one bird. The >>> only sightings "locally" are from Bermuda and points north of Chicago. The >>> number of individuals from the Lake Michigan group are no higher than 8 >>> individuals for sightings between Nov-Dec of this year. >>> >>> European Goldfinch: Current Year Map for Nov-Dec >>> • https://tinyurl.com/y7yg59yx >>> ... zoom out to view sightings from Bermuda. >>> >>> Is the most likely explanation that these are a new set of escaped >>> birds? Or could the weather have had an effect on local populations? They >>> understood Sweetgums as a food source and the birds were very vocal. 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