This afternoon I happened on an adult COHA perched in a tree near the
intersection of Mill Rd. & Middle Rd., Riverhead. The bird stayed put while
I past it, turned around, lowered the window, readied the camera, and
slowly advanced to a spot directly opposite it. I then pushed the envelope
by turni
I wasn't going to comment on this, even although Doug's post (and several
that followed) were excellent and thought-provoking.
But then Shai's comment came along, and that prodded me.
I sent some shots of the Jones Beach bird awhile back (not on eBird, so Doug
may not have seen them). I included
Two were reported (and recorded) in Columbia County Feb. 11th by Mike
Nicosia.
On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM Joseph Wallace wrote:
> At around 5:50, after a spectacular sunset, my wife and I were walking
> just south of the tiny marsh (with boardwalk) north of the playing field in
> Croton Lan
At around 5:50, after a spectacular sunset, my wife and I were walking just
south of the tiny marsh (with boardwalk) north of the playing field in
Croton Landing when we glimpsed a round-bodied, long-billed bird flying on
angled wings into the marsh. It certainly looked like an American Woodcock
to
it was a shallow hole.
> On February 13, 2020 at 8:32 AM Bob Grover wrote:
>
>
> As I have been known to do, I am about to dig myself a hole here. This is
> an interesting discussion. My only caution is that we must all recognize
> ebird, as well as the CBC’s, and similar efforts, for w
2/12/20 - Croton Pt. Park, Croton, NY
5 Bald Eagles
- Fleischmann Pier Park, Peekskill, NY
12 Great Cormorants (didn't know they wintered along the river is such large
numbers, used to only see a few
Double-cresteds and the rare Great)2 Bald Eagles
- Lake Me
Doug's message is important and deserves careful attention from all
contributors to citizen science. People should take care to be objective,
accurate, and interpretable in their conclusions.
But I would also stress that this shouldn't mean giving up and omitting
analysis altogether when, as is
As I have been known to do, I am about to dig myself a hole here. This is an
interesting discussion. My only caution is that we must all recognize ebird,
as well as the CBC's, and similar efforts, for what they are: lightly vetted
databases that are useful to academic researchers mainly due to