Date: 11/2/26 8:19 pm From: via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tweeting Rare Birds.......or NOT
Chase report was an awesome build out Scott. Thank you. I have used it from Day one. Precise directions and coalescing observer data to provide maximum chase success. Better than Dashboard or switching eBird alerts to hourly . Thanks
Eliminates the neighborhood talk and discussions on racism, naming issues etc. Which are all of course still valid and better treated under tweeters or a Facebook discussion page.
First Vermilion Flycatcher for the state anyway. And it was a fun trip
Mark Tomboulian
From: Scott R via Tweeters
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2026 12:40 PM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Tweeting Rare Birds.......or NOT
Bob, Dennis, Dan, and Tweeters,
This discussion gets at exactly the problem I’ve been working to address with Chase Report:
Chase Report was developed to make recent rare-bird reports easier to follow without having to sift through long lists of eBird sightings and rare bird alerts. It’s free, requires no account or login, and has already found a substantial following among Washington birders, with over 2500 birders having used it and about 50 users every day even in November. Select Washington from the state menu.
For example, the Common Ringed Plover was prominently featured throughout its stay in August. The Snohomish County Vermilion Flycatcher is also listed, although its “likely present” assessment has become less certain with no new eBird reports in about four days. That doesn’t necessarily mean it has left—just that recent confirmation is lacking.
Chase Report brings together recent eBird reports, highlights higher-level rarities, and groups sightings to help you follow a continuing bird. You can see when it was last reported and an estimate of whether it is likely still present, along with links to the underlying reports. Filters help narrow the display to the birds and areas that interest you.
The app updates automatically every 15 minutes on weekends and every hour during the week. It also offers rarity alerts through Telegram, so you can receive notifications without having to remember to check the website.
The goal is to make it easier to spot a significant rarity among all the locally unusual sightings—and hear about it while there’s still an opportunity to go.
I share the appreciation for timely reports here on Tweeters. Please keep those coming! Chase Report provides another way to keep up when a sighting makes it into eBird but never reaches this list.
