I think that the FB Rare Birds page is just that - for rare birds, only. 
That keeps it from becoming too "busy".  I am also a member of the Central 
Ohio Birds and Birding Ohio FB pages, but these are primarily for posting 
photos, not for rare bird sightings.  With the fast-growing popularity of 
bird photography, sometimes a post on one of the sites gets "lost" pretty 
quickly.

I still try to post anything that I think would interest the "twitchers" or 
listers on both this listserv and on the FB Ohio Rare Birds site.  If it is 
not something particularly unusual, I may post a note on the Central Ohio 
Birds.  And, I am a strong advocate of using eBird to record all sightings, 
not just rarities, despite occasional attempts to sabotage or discredit that 
source.  When I travel, I nearly always check eBird when I'm looking for a 
particular species.  More often than not, I do find what I'm seeking, for 
example red-cockaded woodpecker in Louisiana last fall.  Each source of 
information has its strengths and weaknesses, and I find that by monitoring 
FB, this listserv, and eBird, I keep in touch with what's going on in Ohio's 
birding community.  But then, I’m retired, so I have the time.

Margaret Bowman
Licking Co., OH

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ken Andrews
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 12:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Posting of Bird Sightings

I belong to two Flickr Groups that often have uncommon bird postings. Most
photographers are willing to share location information through the comments
or through Flickr Mail.

Ohio Birds Group
Ohio Nature Photographers Group

I do like the Ohio Hotsports/BirdTrax webpage for Ohio. Really nice.
I also use the eBird Range and Point Maps if I am looking for a specific 
bird.


I am not a Facebook member. But, I can view the two pages Jen listed:
Rare Bird Alert and Birding Ohio

Are these two pages more active in the spring? There doesn't seem to be a
lot of activity for the winter.


Ken

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