<div dir="ltr">More info on the 1999 Eurasian Kestrel on the Samish Flats. My photo submission was automatically flagged by the eBird system, apparently because I listed the area we drove to find the bird (about 10 miles) rather than the area we found it in. I can still edit the submission but it is not visible to others. I have reduced the area to 1 mile and 2 acres where we found the kestrel and will see what happens next. <div>It is my understanding that the only way to get a photo into the Macaulay Library is through submitting an eBird checklist. In this case flagged for human reviewer attention. </div><div>Here is some info from the eBird that describes how this works.</div><div><br></div><div><h2 id="gmail-anchorFlaggedWhatsNext" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;line-height:26px;font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">My observation is flagged, what happens next?</strong></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">An unusual or "flagged" observation will not appear publicly until a <a href="https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000795278-the-ebird-data-quality-and-review-process?_gl=1*99rw7q*_gcl_au*NDQzMjU1NTg0LjE3MjE0MDc0MzI.*_ga*MTkwNzcwNDY4LjE3MjE0MDc0MzI.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTcyMTQwNzQzMy4xLjEuMTcyMTQwNzc5My42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.25912634.682794232.1721407432-190770468.1721407432#anchorVolunteerReviewers" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,112,179);text-decoration-line:none">volunteer eBird reviewer</a> has evaluated it. They will use any documentation you provide - such as written comments, photos, or recordings - to make their decision. <em style="box-sizing:border-box">If you do not provide sufficient evidence, you may be asked for more details before your observation can become public! </em></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Reviewers evaluate each record and determine whether it has enough supporting information to be part of the public database ('Accepted'). If there is not enough supporting documentation, an observation is 'Unconfirmed' and will only be visible to the eBirder(s) who reported it.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><i><b>Records that are flagged by the automated filters appear in a queue for that region, such as the example below:</b></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><i><b><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></b></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></p><div class="gmail-image-container" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;word-break:normal"><a target="_blank" class="gmail-image-enlarge-link" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/48100799466/original/_yglnT_nkf_LpqFHnUEyk94Yhh4l5EQwYA.png?1619618411" aria-describedby="eBird Review queue" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,112,179);text-decoration-line:none"><b><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/48100799466/original/_yglnT_nkf_LpqFHnUEyk94Yhh4l5EQwYA.png?1619618411" class="gmail-fr-fil gmail-fr-dib gmail-lightbox-image" alt="eBird Review queue" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: top; border: 0px; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; display: block; float: none; width: auto; height: 228.929px;"></b></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><b><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><i><b>Processing records in this queue can take just a few seconds if an observation is well documented with detailed notes, photos, and/or recordings.</b></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><i><b><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></b></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;word-break:normal;padding-top:4px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><i><b>The review queue can be organized in different ways, but the default sorting puts the newest records at the top. In some cases, this results in older records waiting a while to be reviewed. A record will never be (sic) leave the review queue until it has been acted on, but for older records or historical data, this can take longer. We appreciate your patience! </b></i></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:05 AM Robert O'Brien <<a href="mailto:baro@pdx.edu">baro@pdx.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">More history:<div>As Dennis says, habits are similar to our 'American Kestrel' especially both being cavity nesters that take to bird boxes very regularly; as in the video. Our kestrel was formerly called the 'Sparrow Hawk' but was changed years ago to the current name. It rarely captures sparrows or any birds though.</div><div>Note in my photo(s) that structurally it is quite different from our Kestrel.</div><div>Bob OBrien</div><div> </div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 10:39 AM Robert O'Brien <<a href="mailto:baro@pdx.edu" target="_blank">baro@pdx.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Great photo sequence. And thanks Dennis, for the Memories........................................<div>Eurasian Kestrel--another great Washington Bird of the last century.</div><div>Zoom in to see all the sightings:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://ebird.org/map/eurkes?neg=true&env.minX=-144.50814843749998&env.minY=37.55361984922765&env.maxX=-95.72885156249998&env.maxY=53.15361034822624&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2024" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/map/eurkes?neg=true&env.minX=-144.50814843749998&env.minY=37.55361984922765&env.maxX=-95.72885156249998&env.maxY=53.15361034822624&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2024</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Only a single photo on eBird so far and by another Oregon birder, Skip Russel, even though many sightings over a wide area on the Samish Flats by Washingtonians.</div><div><br></div><div>These were the 'bird slides' days.<br></div><div><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S186993296" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/checklist/S186993296</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bob OBrien Portland</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 7:45 AM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>This is really neat. Eurasian Kestrels are common all across Eurasia and Africa, with habits much like our American Kestrel.<div><div><blockquote type="cite"><br><div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1541454176750965?fs=e&s=cl&mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/reel/1541454176750965?fs=e&s=cl&mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v</a> </div>
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