Oh, weird, I am indeed wrong then ;) Wouldn’t be hard to automate a rule in eBird that folllowed ABA protocol on what’s countable or not?
*Dominic Garcia-Hall* *www.antbirds.com <http://www.antbirds.com>* *NY +1 917 740 1945* *UK +44 161 408 4002* On 19 December 2017 at 19:11, nathan o'reilly <natro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Unfortunately, my life list has both a Brooklyn European Goldfinch and a > Manhattan Yellow-fronted Canary on it. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Dominic Garcia-Hall <dominic.h...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I believe they don’t count on county/state lists or users' lists, even if > you report them as regular species taxa (or if they don't have a domestic > designation in the first place). If you tick a Black Swan in Australia, > you'll see your list go up by one. If you tick it in NJ, you won't, even if > you enter it without the feral/domestic moniker. > The eBird algorithm 'decides' where it's apprpriate from a listing > perspective. At least that was my understanding.... I might be wrong. > > * Dominic Garcia-Hall* > > *www.antbirds.com <http://www.antbirds.com/>* > > *NY +1 917 740 1945 <(917)%20740-1945>* > *UK +44 161 408 4002 <+44%20161%20408%204002>* > > On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 at 18:53, nathan o'reilly <natro...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> And I believe that is why the ebird reviewers ask you to include them. >> That way they can get an idea of what other species are out there competing >> for food and habitat. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Dec 19, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> For European Goldfinch I suspect 'domesticated' isn't an option. Same for >> other known or presumed escapes or deliberate releases that occur with >> regularity in NYS (e.g. Chukar and various non-domesticated waterfowl). >> Personally, I think tracking these potential colonizers is important and >> interesting. Simply invalidating them or discouraging reporting isn't a >> good solution. Issues with list purity can be a separate conversation, >> decoupled from the scientific uses of this information. >> >> Angus Wilson >> New York City, NY >> -- >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> -- >> >> -- >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> -- >> > -- www.antbird + 1 646 429 2667 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
