Date: 12/5/24 9:38 am From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> Subject: Re: Bird Feeder Cameras
Henry,
Already in full bloom here is Iowa and Nebraska. We have had some
people trying to add some pretty exotic species to eBird using Merlin (by
the way a great TOOL when used in conjunction with sight and a field
guide), but there are still some who follow the app blindly. Every state
should be promoting birding and offering in-state help, such as field trips
and sharing the +'s and -'s of apps such as Merlin. At the very least we
should be promoting the positives of the ID tools on eBird. Birding
buddies for newbies might be an option for local birding clubs as well as
KOS, IowaOU, NeberaksaOU, MissouriBS etc.
Thanks for injecting your humor into this Henry.
God Bless.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817*
On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 11:22 AM Henry Armknecht <armknecht...>
wrote:
> Just add them to your yard list (and claim some new state records) and
> pat yourself on the back.
>
> Thank you for sharing this note of caution and letting us get a laugh.
> My guess is that the ID abilities of this technology will improve over
> time. Unfortunately many of the people getting these cameras will be new
> to birding and start out with misinformation. I am forever grateful for
> you and the other great mentors who helped me learn how to observe and
> identify birds when I was starting out.
>
> Henry A
>
> Hays
>
> On 12/5/2024 9:42 AM, Chuck Otte wrote:
> > Last winter Jaye got me a bird feeder cam which we mounted on the front
> > porch (rural Geary County, near Milford - both the town and the lake)
> with
> > most of our other feeders. It's been quite enjoyable and allows us to
> monitor
> > things even if we are gone for a few days! This morning, for the first
> time,
> > when I opened the app on my phone it gave me a gallery of 24 photos of
> > birds and an identification of them. (list will follow below) It got 4
> of 24
> > correct. The remaining 21 were incorrect and in fact 5 of the
> identifications
> > were of species that haven't been seen in Kansas and have quite
> restricted
> > ranges. Some are downright hilariously wrong. If you have one of these
> > feeder cams, by all means enjoy it. But follow up any identification it
> makes
> > with a visit to your field guide(s) paying very close attention to
> geographic
> > ranges of the alleged species. If you don't have a field guide, put it
> in your
> > Christmas wish list - please!
> >
> > In the following list the alleged identification is first followed by
> what the bird
> > actually was:
> >
> > American Goldfinch - American Goldfinch (male)
> > House Finch - House Finch (male)
> > Northern Cardinal - Northern Cardinal (male)
> > Red Fox Sparrow - House Finch (male)
> > Field Sparrow - House Finch (female)
> > White-winged Dove - American Goldfinch (male)
> > Tufted Titmouse - Tufted Titmouse
> > Cedar Waxwing - American Goldfinch (male)
> > Purple Finch - House Finch (male)
> > Mourning Dove - House Finch (female)
> > Brown Thrasher - House Finch (female)
> > Verdin - American Goldfinch (male)
> > Brown-headed Cowbird - House Finch (female)
> > Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Black-capped Chickadee
> > Carolina Chickadee - Black-capped Chickadee
> > Black-crested Titmouse - Tufted Titmouse
> > Common Grackle - House Finch (female)
> > Red-headed Woodpecker - House Finch (male)
> > Orange-crowned Warbler - American Goldfinch (male)
> > Gila Woodpecker - American Goldfinch (male)
> > Pine Warbler - American Goldfinch (male)
> > American Crow - Northern Cardinal (male)
> > Oak Titmouse - American Goldfinch (female)
> > Merlin - House Finch (female)
> >
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Chuck Ottemailto:<cotte...>
> > 11319 Dundon Rd
> > Milford Kansas USA 66514
> > 785-463-5485
> >
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