For those of you who use eBird and are planning to chase this vagrant, Bill
Hubick and I have put together a quick and easy way to enter your
observation while maximizing the cleanliness and readability of the species
map. Many of you are already familiar with this process, which we
implemented with several of our western hummingbirds this fall. Well, we've
simplified it even further. By clicking the link below, you can accept a
blank checklist that's already plotted at the bird's location. After
accepting it, you will have this location in your drop down menu of
locations, as well as on your map. You can then proceed to create a new
checklist like you normally would (using the shared location), and once you
delete this original blank checklist, you're all done.

This allows everyone's observations of this bird to be listed under a
single location, rather than have 30 different locations scattered around
the vicinity. It also keeps us from having to create a hotspot for a
location that might not ever be birded again once this bird heads off.

So to accept the checklist and get started, please click the link below. If
you have any questions, please feel free to ask Bill and I.

http://ebird.org/ebird/shared?subID=UzkzODEwMDQ.&s=t

Thanks,
Rob Ostrowski
Crofton, MD




On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 6:04 AM, Bill Hubick <> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Another excellent rarity has arrived in Maryland, and we're going to try
> to open this one up right away. Local homeowner Bill Miller spotted the
> bird at a feeder in Denton during the recent CBC, and it has since been
> photographed. The feeders can be viewed from the sidewalk (see important
> note below), so the most important details will be to not approach too
> closely, to stay out of the way of passers-by, to be quiet and pleasant,
> and to park considerately. In general, be polite and courteous. If anyone
> sees any unbecoming behavior, please pass the information to me or post
> publicly as you see fit. In any case when we share information on rare
> birds, the well-being of the bird, the homeowners, and the neighborhood
> must be our top priorities. Please read the full details.
>
> WHERE:
>
> The bird is visiting a feeder at the large yellow house at the
> intersection of Market St. and N 6th St in Denton. From the west, take
> Route 404E to Bus. 404. Take a slight right on Franklin Street. Turn left
> on N 6th St. The next cross-street is Market St. Park past Market Street
> and walk back, as it will minimize disturbance of people coming and going.
> Be careful to park considerately (not blocking driveways, etc.) and please
> be quiet. More people will be able to visit if we have a small footprint
> and aren't loud and blocking the sidewalks. The feeder is visible from the
> sidewalk and very close, so there's a high risk of too much disturbance.
>
> PLEASE NOTE: "There is only one place where you can really view the bird
> and that's from the sidewalk on Market St. On one side of the feeder is a
> very thick hedge, on the other is the house and at the back is a building.
> If there are lots of people it would probably be best to set up a spotting
> scope on the other side of the road.  Even a small number of people on the
> sidewalk but still fairly close to the feeder might scare it off." I think
> the default should be to STAND ACROSS THE STREET so disturbance is
> minimized and more people have the opportunity to see the bird.
>
> A thought on parking: As you cross the Choptank River on Franklin St., the
> park to your north is Daniel Crouse Memorial Park, which attracted a
> Black-headed Gull last February. In addition to being worth a stop, this
> might be a good place to drop a car and carpool over to the site.
>
> We've had a lot of discussion of facilitating rarity access on private
> property this year. I think everyone who has tried facilitated access want
> to arrange as many visitors as possible without disturbing the bird, the
> homeowners, and the neighbors. Each case is wildly different, though, and
> here's one where it seems appropriate to open it up right away. PLEASE be
> on your best behavior and insist on the same from others.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Bill
>
> Bill Hubick
> Pasadena, Maryland
> 
> http://www.billhubick.com
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