European Goldfinch seems to be one of those species without a Domestic option.
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:37 PM nathan o'reilly <natro...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Although some species do not have a Domestic option like the > Yellow-fronted Canaries I've had a couple times in Manhattan and told by an > ebird reviewed to add them. I hope to rectify my life list by getting them > in the wild this summer. > > Seems like most people don't know this about the Domestic option for the > Muscovy Ducks in CP. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 19, 2017, at 1:31 PM, David Barrett <mil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The proper way to enter escaped exotics on eBird lists is to select the > domestic version. For example, if you search eBird for Budgerigar you will > also get Budgerigar (Domestic). Choose the latter. > > David Barrett > Manhattan > > On Dec 19, 2017 1:16 PM, <brian.whip...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The umpteen responses I’ve gotten to the contrary are why I hedged my >> sureness. >> >> Does anyone know the proper protocol for entering escapees on checklists >> (benefitting science) without having them inaccurately show up on lifelists >> (benefitting type-A listers)? >> >> Also, I know some of my Central Park checklists include Budgies, but >> there’s no Budgie on my NYS life list, so I must have done something right. >> >> Thanks! >> >> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:47 PM <brian.whip...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I’m 95% sure that European Goldfinches (like Budgies) won’t show up on >>> anyone’s eBird NY State life list even if you keep the species in your >>> regular checklists. eBird knows what to count/not count in that respect. >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:38 PM Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The European Goldfinches should be entered into ebird, especially if >>>> there is any evidence of breeding, so their populations can be monitored. >>>> >>>> Deb Allen >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: nathan o'reilly >>>> Sent: Dec 19, 2017 4:55 AM >>>> To: Ben Cacace >>>> Cc: NYSBIRDS-L , eBirds NYC >>>> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island: European Goldfinch Flock >>>> (18-Dec) >>>> >>>> Prospect Park/Brooklyn birders: Have any of you seen them more recently >>>> and do you enter the European Goldfinch into ebird when you see them? I >>>> know some birders do not consider them "wild" so they do not report them to >>>> ebird. >>>> >>>> Cool sightings for Gov Island though. It is unfortunate to be closed >>>> off to the public over the winter. >>>> >>>> Nate >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 4:48 AM, Ben Cacace <bcac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Unfortunately the island is closed to the public until May 1st but I >>>> was very lucky to get invited to the island yesterday. >>>> >>>> There was a small flock of European Goldfinch in Hammock Grove of ~12 >>>> birds and a small group of 5 (same birds?) seen off Nolan Park later in the >>>> day. >>>> >>>> I was looking into European Goldfinch sightings on eBird and the most >>>> recent one in the area is from Prospect Park on Nov 26th of one bird. The >>>> only sightings "locally" are from Bermuda and points north of Chicago. The >>>> number of individuals from the Lake Michigan group are no higher than 8 >>>> individuals for sightings between Nov-Dec of this year. >>>> >>>> European Goldfinch: Current Year Map for Nov-Dec >>>> • https://tinyurl.com/y7yg59yx >>>> ... zoom out to view sightings from Bermuda. >>>> >>>> Is the most likely explanation that these are a new set of escaped >>>> birds? Or could the weather have had an effect on local populations? They >>>> understood Sweetgums as a food source and the birds were very vocal. 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