Great Backyard Bird Count. This sort of thing happens every year. Reports will go through but extreme reports will be vetted by eBird reviewers. When in doubt, check for "Confirmed".
Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greene County New York On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Larry Trachtenberg <[email protected] > wrote: > The other day on the NJ rare bird alert there's was posted 2 swainson's > Hawks and 4 Bachman's sparrows and a few other not likely to be credible > species. I don't know who posted but the Bachman's were ridiculous. > > L Trachtenberg > Ossining > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 18, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote: > > FYI...please take note of the comment below from Phil Jeffery. > > 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 > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* "Phil Jeffrey [email protected] [ebirdsnyc]" < > [email protected]> > *Date:* February 18, 2016 at 12:16:16 PM EST > *To:* ebirds NYC <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Smew, Warren County* > *Reply-To:* Phil Jeffrey <[email protected]> > > > > If considering chasing this bird, please be aware that: > > 1. the photographer has not indicated exactly where it was seen - despite > requests - and the Delaware Water Gap is long with the road not tracking > the river bank in many places > 2. at this time I'm more than a little cynical about the actual report, > since merely finding a Smew is remarkable, much less getting fairly close > for a shot of one on a river that is not all that narrow. The lack of > further information is *odd*. > > I will post an update if it gets reported. > > If you're not a subscriber, the NJ and PA lists can be tracked via the ABA > aggregation site at: > http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NJ01 > http://birding.aba.org/maillist/PA01 > > Alex Lamoreaux has made a map of potential river viewing spots: > https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zA4xEWj_1RE0.kxPGOGyekmIc > > Phil > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: Phil Jeffrey <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > Reply via web post > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/conversations/messages/15837;_ylc=X3oDMTJyZzN0OHIxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxNTgzNwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzE0NTU4MTU3OTY-?act=reply&messageNum=15837> > • Reply to sender > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bebirdsnyc%5D%20Fwd%3A%20%5BJERSEYBI%5D%20Smew%2C%20Warren%20County> > • Reply to group > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bebirdsnyc%5D%20Fwd%3A%20%5BJERSEYBI%5D%20Smew%2C%20Warren%20County> > • Start a New Topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNmExamQxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0NTU4MTU3OTY-> > • Messages in this topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/conversations/topics/15836;_ylc=X3oDMTM3dWJzcmozBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxNTgzNwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzE0NTU4MTU3OTYEdHBjSWQDMTU4MzY-> > (2) > ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ebirdsnyc/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdmkzZXJmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTU4MTU3OTY-> > > > [image: Yahoo! 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