Laura, 
All the birds we see, aren't Ohioans birds. They are everyone's. Nature should be shared, with everyone, as much as possible. If you keep it to yourself, or only a select few then it'll go the way of the Dodo, or this listserv. Nature lovers need all the help we can get conserving natural spaces. If that means a huge festival celebrating wildlife, and having trails be very busy, then so be it.
None of us were born a birder. We got drug into somehow. When we sit and pick at our fellow birders, for enjoying the exact same thing we enjoy, it looks bad. 
Patrick Hogan


> Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 21:45:11 -0400
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> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Relevance of ohio-birds listserv
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Sorry to hear our listserv is going the way of the dodo.  I checked out the
> FB page, even though I really don't care for some of the self-promoters who
> have had a hand in running it.  These are some of the same people who have
> brought a crush of out-of-state tourists to Magee for 10 days every May,
> ensuring that Ohioans cannot fully use the parks and preserves we pay for.
> Also how about just the birds ma'am on the FB page ?  The Hogans Heroes
> humor can go as well as all the extraneous material unless one has the time
> and inclination to camp on a FB bird page instead of birding for real.
> 
> And a good point that other commentator made that I would like to elaborate
> on:  Siala is the OHIOBIRDS for all 50 states and beyond.  OHIOBIRDS fits
> into this scheme nicely.  No such organization to the chaotic social media
> world.
> 
> Thirdly ohiobirds has become a space to describe unusual bird behavior.
> I've learned much on here lately.
> 
> Laura
> 
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