George's notes in eBird say "south of the dam".
The location of pointers for eBird checklists can vary for many reasons, including:
* using a "hotspot" pointer or previous personal location pointer which is near, not at, the observation, or which was placed sloppily to begin with
* using a pointer for a whole trip, whereas the individual bird may be on a different part of the trip.
* careless placing of pointers, rather than zooming in on the map to place it correctly
* failure to place the pointer, instead just saying the trip was in a given county, so it automatically is in the county's geographical center
I think this pointer is much more accurate than many I've seen. Try looking up eBird reports of a single rare bird which was only seen at a single location. The pointers often look like a shotgun blast at the map or the aftermath of a drunken game of darts.
The location of pointers for eBird checklists can vary for many reasons, including:
* using a "hotspot" pointer or previous personal location pointer which is near, not at, the observation, or which was placed sloppily to begin with
* using a pointer for a whole trip, whereas the individual bird may be on a different part of the trip.
* careless placing of pointers, rather than zooming in on the map to place it correctly
* failure to place the pointer, instead just saying the trip was in a given county, so it automatically is in the county's geographical center
I think this pointer is much more accurate than many I've seen. Try looking up eBird reports of a single rare bird which was only seen at a single location. The pointers often look like a shotgun blast at the map or the aftermath of a drunken game of darts.
--Dave Nutter
On Aug 23, 2013, at 01:35 PM, Donna Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
On the map it looks like the RH Woodpeckers were NORTH of Mud Lock, not south.Donna Scott----- Original Message -----From: Dave NutterSent: Friday, August 23, 2013 4:39 AMSubject: [cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers, Mud Lock, Town of AurieliusGeorge Chiu photographed a pair of adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at dead trees south of Mud Lock, with similar behavior to those on South Mays Point Road, flycatching and bringing food to a cavity. Links to his eBird report below--Dave NutterRed-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (2)
- Reported Aug 21, 2013 13:35 by George Chiu
- Cayuga Lock and River Rd., Cayuga, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=42.9468066,-76.7347652&ll=42.9468066,-76.7347652
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14988459
- Comments: "2 adults were flying and catching insects in the air. They were using the dead trees across the canal just south of the dam. One kept returning to a hole after catching something. Not sure if it was feeding young or caching the food.
<a href=""http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209331/" data-mce-href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209331/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209331/" title="Red-headed Woodpecker by Geo Birder, on Flickr"><img src=""http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9571209331_d0b930a338.jpg" data-mce-href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9571209331_d0b930a338.jpg">http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9571209331_d0b930a338.jpg" alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" /></a>
<a href=""http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209271/" data-mce-href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209271/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209271/" title="Red-headed Woodpecker by Geo Birder, on Flickr"><img src=""http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/9571209271_9103cd353b.jpg" data-mce-href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/9571209271_9103cd353b.jpg">http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/9571209271_9103cd353b.jpg" alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" /></a>
<a href=""http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209201/" data-mce-href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209201/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/geobirder/9571209201/" title="Red-headed Woodpecker by Geo Birder, on Flickr"><img src=""http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/9571209201_3fd8c7e33d.jpg" data-mce-href="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/9571209201_3fd8c7e33d.jpg">http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/9571209201_3fd8c7e33d.jpg" alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" /></a>"--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Archives:Please submit your observations to eBird!--
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