Date: 12/12/25 12:02 pm From: 'G W' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] No sightings
A western bird banding group hosted a Zoom meeting for any interested viewers.I have not uploaded any photos to the Macaulay Library so I do not know what is available during that process. Pyle was using the filters to do searches (the same tags must be in the upload prosses) and he made note to use as many of the filters during the upload that may apply. If the offered tags didn't include the detail available for the photo then include additional info in the comments section. I thought that it is interesting that citizen science could play a larger part if we attempt to tag our files so the researchers can better filter what they are looking for. He also alluded to the fact that the library is a work in progress.Gerald
Western Bird Banding Association
It’sDescribing digital imagery in the past, Peter has said:The value of digital image catalogues to study birds these days really cannot be overstated, especially when it comes to molt patterns and age determination, historically neglected topics in ornithology. For example, I examined over 25,000 images at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library to overhaul molt, age, and sex determination criteria for the eight species of hummingbirds that occur along the Mexico-U.S. border (here). Now, in my capacity as editor for the Plumages and Molts sections of Cornell’s Birds of the World, I get to do this for species around the world. WBBA Webinar: Digital Imagery and Its Uses in Studying BirdsWhen: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 12:56:40 PM CST, Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> wrote:
Gerald, Where was this talk located? Can you list a few quick things we can put on the information section or filter when we download a photo to eBird?
Wendy
On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM 'G W' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> wrote:
Digital Imagery and its Uses in Studying Birds - Peter Pyle, the talk was presented with a Zoom meeting. It was directed to banders but I found it very interesting. Much of the information was how to use the filters in Macaulay to enable researchers to find photos.
Pyle is doing research on molt patterns using photos from the Macaulay collections.
Any of the open wing, body and tail photos can be of use to a researcher but the filter tags help in the search. He is using any photo the shows detail so all of our photos could be of value if they can be located.
Gerald White. Muscatine
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