Several new “stakeout” hotspots have been set up in eBird recently in Ohio
to receive checklists where a regular eBird hotspot is not appropriate.

stakeout Western Meadowlark, 9812 South Kansas Rd. (2017)
<http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L5874087>
stakeout Loggerhead Shrike, 11141 Salt Creek Rd., Fredericksburg (2017)
<http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L5874132>
stakeout Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, 1971 Centerville Rd., Shreve (2017)
<http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L5887033>

If you use eBird and submitted a checklist at a personal location for one
of these bird sightings, please edit your checklist and change the location
of your checklist to the stakeout hotspot. This helps to unclutter the
mapping tool in eBird.

Often rare birds are seen where there is an existing hotspot. Or you find a
rare bird which does not stay in one location for very long. In these
cases, using an existing hotspot or setting up a personal location where no
hotspot exists is the best choice.

For more information about reporting rare bird sightings please visit the
Ohio eBird Hotspot website:

http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/Rarities

Ken Ostermiller

eBird Hotspot reviewer for Ohio

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