Use caution with this and don't assume that all bird sightings will be shown. Reports that are still held up in the review process will not show up as they are excluded from the public access side of the database. This pertains to birds that may be a tricky ID and are left to the MD/DC RC to debate speciation. Other more cut and dry species, though state reviewable, may pass through the eBird review process ahead of a ruling by the RC (eg the two Scissor-tailed Flycatchers on the eastern shore this year were throughly photo-documented).

Basically, the balloons work great for stuff that's passed review but there will be no balloon for some reports in escrow!
 

Tyler Bell

California, Maryland 



----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Moore <>
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Sent: Mon, November 16, 2009 6:54:58 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Locations-- eBird

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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.