Southeast Michigan has two lists.
One is just for "important sightings".
The other encourages regular birders to subscribe.
You can find details Here:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/
Someday I may find birds worthy of "pursuit" - I hope - and post them on the
se-mich list instead of the general mich list.
Maybe a model for Ohio rather than doing a FB site?
"Dr. Bob" Setzer
Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County
"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day." Teaching a man to "bird"
is much harder!
Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/
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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Russowl
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] OHIO BIRDS LISTSERV
I am sorry , just a quick suggestion then I am oughta here, maybe they
oughta add RARE to the OHIO BIRDS LISTSERV header. that may help solve the
over load problem. I didn't know this was just for RARE Birds,, thought it
was just a Ohio Birds LISTSERV. Sorry for this post ,, Russell Lima, Ohio
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From: "jen brumfield" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:57 PM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] OHIO BIRDS LISTSERV
Greetings all -
Ned's email stands as the rule. And his suggestion is merely for the
betterment of the list overall. While it is INCREDIBLY EXCITING to read of
the incoming onslaught of first-of-year birds, there comes a point when a
mass majority are simply common/abundant. I.e. Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, goldfinches molting into brilliant summer
plumage, Yellow Warbler, American Coot, Baltimore Oriole, etc. etc. etc. The
list goes on and on. All of these species are EXPECTED even though we are
all essentially in withdrawal from a long winter season. It would be
different, say, if you saw a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in December or March.
But as much as Baltimore Oriole and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are stunning,
brililant birds, and as much as they double the amount of adrenaline pumping
through our veins (because it's been 7 months since we've seen them), the
fact is, ohiobirds is a RARE BIRD listserv, and we're lucky to have a FREE
host.
Within the next WEEK, when migration really gets pumping, you can be sure
we'll exceed the given allowance per day, if we continue to post
"double-crested cormorant" or "had a black-throated green warbler in my
backyard.." Perhaps, just for a few weeks while migration is off the
hook, we can hold back and post FULL DAY sightings (i.e., if you were at
Shawnee or the Magee boardwalk and saw a boatload of birds, including
rarities ), or simply rare birds. There will be hordes of us out, finding a
STUNNING number of amazing birds we'll want to share with everyone. Yes,
Green Heron is just as cool as a Tricolored Heron, but the fact is
Tricolored is an ultra-rarity, and Green Heron we can find statewide, even
if seeing THAT Green Heron just made your day and took it to the next level.
So, to help out the list this May, so that EVERYONE can receive top postings
of rare birds, maybe we could hold off on "I still have juncos in my
backyard!"
My guess is, once mid-June hits, and definitely into July, there will NOT be
an onslaught of posts that are "clogging" the listserv. That's the nature of
spring migration. It psychs us up, and we want to share every new bird.
While many will take such comments as elitist, you can hold off right now on
that! Just as enthralled with Blackburnian Warbler as I am with
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, but the fact is, a mass majority of us will see
many, many Blackburnians during the course of migration, but the chance to
see Scissor-tailed Fly is extraordinarily rare.
Other suggestions? Post to rarebird.org, which is a GREAT addition site for
birding info throughout the state. Or the ohiobirds.org forum board, or the
new Ohio birding facebook page... or start a blog. Or spend the $ (donate)
to pump up the size of the host server.
So, since we're dealing with a limited number of posts (rule), then, in
order to receive timely rare bird reports (I'm sure you'd like to read a
Kirtland's Warbler report the minute it's posted instead of a day later
because of excess postings) it'd be best to hold off on posts like THIS
(wink) through May. Because it's about to get crazy. If you think the
migrant floodgates have opened now, you haven't seen anything yet. Hold on
to your boots...and your bins...
best of birdingJen
Jen Brumfield
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Cleveland, Ohio
330-701-6452
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