Hello all, There are now stakeout hotspots in eBird for the Swallow-tailed Kites in Hamlin/Kendall, NY. Please keep in mind these birds have been right on the county line, so use the appropriate hotspots when you go to see the birds (or both-nice to get two county ticks at once)! If you’ve already seen these birds, please merge your personal locations (unless they are far from the hotspots, as we know these birds have moved around a bit) with these hotspots.
Hotspots are: Orleans: ebird.org/hotspot/L12045448 Monroe: ebird.org/hotspot/L12045445 To merge your personal location with the hotspot, follow the instructions below (or at this link: https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000850891-choosing-and-managing-locations-in-ebird#anchorMergeLocation ) Go to Manage My Locations from My eBird Use the Search bar to find the personal location you wish to merge (i.e., the location you are sending checklists away from) Click "Edit" Select the circle next to "Merge". The map will display: nearby personal locations (blue icons) nearby public Hotspots (red icons with flames) the location to be merged with another (green icon) the number of checklists currently assigned to the green location (shown above the "Merge" button) Click the blue personal location or red Hotspot you want the green personal location to be merged into. The name of the personal location or Hotspot selected to receive the green location's checklists will be shown in bold above the "Merge" button. The "Delete after merging" box should be: Checked if you want to delete the green location from your personal locations after moving its checklists to the selected blue or red location Unchecked if you want to keep the green location after moving all of its checklists to the selected blue or red location (effectively making the green location an "empty" personal location with no associated checklists) Click "Merge" to re-assign all checklists from the green location to the selected blue personal location or red Hotspot. A pop-up will ask "Are you sure?" click Yes to continue. Remember, this action cannot be undone! If the merge was successful, you will see a page that says "Location has been merged successfully." with an option to search for and edit other personal locations. Accurately representing where you went birding is critically important. Misplaced locations can result in birds being 'seen' where nobody will find them, or direct conservationists to prioritize work in places where that bird has never occurred. eBird Science relies on accurately placed observations for output like our Status & Trends maps. If the locations underlying these scientific products are unreliable, then results may be unreliable as well. Greg Lawrence glawrenc...@yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
