howiewu
Well-known member
Hi,
Does anyone know what the criteria is for eBird rare bird alerts?
I submitted observations yesterday and today of a Spotted Sandpiper and a Prairie Warbler, both are not truly "rare" birds, but uncommon enough for my county (Fairfax County, Virginia), methinks.
But these never showed up in the eBird rare bird alerts, which is fine ... but I also see a few observations of "Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)" which I thought are extremely common (I see them almost every day). I don't know what "makes the cut" or not.
Fore reference, I am referring to this report.
Thanks,
Howard
Does anyone know what the criteria is for eBird rare bird alerts?
I submitted observations yesterday and today of a Spotted Sandpiper and a Prairie Warbler, both are not truly "rare" birds, but uncommon enough for my county (Fairfax County, Virginia), methinks.
But these never showed up in the eBird rare bird alerts, which is fine ... but I also see a few observations of "Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)" which I thought are extremely common (I see them almost every day). I don't know what "makes the cut" or not.
Fore reference, I am referring to this report.
Thanks,
Howard