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Re: Locations-- eBird

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Jim Moore

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Jim Moore

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:54:58 -0500

Just wanted to point out that eBird is a great tool for finding 
locations of birds reported on this list. What I do is bookmark the 
eBird version of the Maryland bar chart (you can navigate to this 
yourself by clicking on the "view and explore data"  tab at eBird.org):

 http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?reportType=location&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2009&parentState=US-MD&countries=US&states=US-MD&getLocations=states&continue.x=27&continue.y=11&continue=t

Then, when I want to find the location of a recently spotted bird, I 
click on the species name. This takes you to a map of Maryland showing 
all sightings. I then look for the yellow balloons (indicating a 
sighting within the last 30 days), and click on the balloon to get 
detailed information about the sighting and verify it is the location 
I'm looking for. You can then zoom in to street level, using either 
street map, satellite, or hybrid views, to see the exact location of the 
report.

Of course, the more people who report their sightings to eBird, the more 
useful it will be for this and other purposes.

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
PLEASE REPORT YOUR BIRD SIGHTINGS to http://ebird.org/

Helen Horrocks wrote:
> The only problem with "Meadowbrook" as a birding site is that there is more than one "Meadowbrook" in the state.  Perhaps we should all be more specific in our descriptions, a lesson I learned recently in posting a location I felt all would be familiar with.  Little did I know but soon learned.
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>  Helen Horrocks
> Ijamsville, Fred. Co., MD
> hlh_37~at~yahoo.com
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> ________________________________
> From: Ed Boyd <>
> To: 
> Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 4:40:35 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY]
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> Ben,
>
> You've probably heard by now and have the directions, but...
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> The location information is here:
> http://www.co.ho.md.us/gis/gisdocs/07_MeadowbrookPark.pdf
> If you come from the east on 100 then it would be the last exit before rte. 29. Turn left at the top of the ramp, cross 100 and turn right at Meadowbrook Lane.
>
> And a nice map of the park is here:
> http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/RAPDocs/MeadowbrookMap.pdf
>
> This morning the bird was located by going from the park and ride west of the tennis courts and then about 100 yards north of the bridge that crosses the creek. At first it was on the east side of the creek next to the edge of the marsh, then it moved to some goldenrods just west of the stream near the same location. This afternoon at about 3:30 it was refound  near the curve by the pond near the tennis courts.
>
> Ed Boyd
> Westminster, MD
>
> BEN POSCOVER wrote:
>   
>> Where is Meadowbrook ?
>> Ben Poscover
>> 
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