Ebird allows you to put whatever you want on your list. I have reported Barnacle Goose, for example. It's provenance is debated so it is not reported publicly but it is on my personal list as a "possible escapee".
same with Red Junglefowl (domestic). I am sure they are establishing in many places but "countable" in few.
Hal Michael
Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders
http://ecowb.org/
Olympia WA
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On 02/19/2022 12:09 PM Molly Cvetovac <mollycvetovac at gmail.com> wrote:
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I have not put it on my checklists for that reason, although it is kind of nice to record everything you see, escaped or otherwise. Thinking of keeping an off eBird list for that purpose.
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My question is though, how do I sign up for alerts about a specific species? I have been unable to figure this out.
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