Margaret I agree with you I love EBIRD 
KIM
On Feb 17, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Margaret Bowman wrote:

> 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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