Good post Sean and you echo what I have said in the past. Negative reports are just as important as positive ones on the list serves.
Of course, let's keep in mind "Avocetgate" and not develop the habit of posting "Rare Bird NO" every hour because it might annoy some people who may find it just as or more irritable as "Rare Bird YES," every hour. Cheers, 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> (\__/) (= '.'=) (") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Aug 26, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Sean Sime <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, On our way into the holiday weekend many of us will be thinking about making runs for one of the two fantastic birds seen in the state this week. While there have been no sightings of the Common Ringed-Plover after the day it was found there certainly is a tremendous amount of habitat in the Cupsogue area and any reports, positive or negative would be very helpful. Somewhat surprising (to me, at least) is the lack of excitement regarding the Lake Champlain Brown Booby on this list. It seems in recent past the birds of this species showing up on inland bodies of water in the NE tend to stick around for some time. This is a bird that many people downstate would appreciate updates on towards the end of the week. In the field these days, conversation seems to always touch on the difficulties birders are having finding up to date information on rare birds in this new age of technology. There are many options and people have their favorite methods, but I am worried about the future of this list if the current trend continues. If we don't use it, we surely will loose it. Good birding (and reporting), Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- *NYSbirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> *Archives:* The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* -- -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
