I, too, hope that Tom will come back. I don't know if anyone got a chance to ask him if he's going to survey his farm for the OBBA II - sounds like a goldmine to me. Here's hoping he comes back. Oh, and I'll add that I also went to Hoover Reservoir on 11/4 after getting back from Kettering, and had about 50 Hooded Mergansers and 14 Horned Grebes, along with 10 Ruddy Ducks. No Eared Grebe, darn it! Still, that boardwalk is worth its weight in birdseed. Andrew R. Sewell, MS, RPA Principal Investigator Historical/Industrial Archaeology Hardlines Design Company 4608 Indianola Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43214 ph. (614)-784-8733 fax (614)-784-9336 ________________________________ This mailbox protected from junk email by MailFrontier Desktop from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Watkins Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 12:44 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Apology and departure At least Tom's posting was related to birds, and not an empty "test" message (or variation of). So I guess 50+ empty messages are "appropriate" but messages that mention anything about food in a feeder are "inappropriate". Hmm.... Dave Watkins Cuyahoga Falls Summit County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Slater" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:47 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Apology and departure > Hello List: > > I have been informed off-list, very politely, that I have committed a > terrible breach of list etiquette. I have posted to the list something > other than an observing report. I am a rank amateur observer and have > nothing to add to the list as far as those reports go. > > I have over 50 years of extreme long lens photography experience and build > my own remote triggers and monitors. I wanted to discuss some things that > my photography experience could support. I also need general observing > tips, identifying tough ones, feeding help, nestbox construction etc, etc. > > Thank you for not sending me off to pillory, or purgatory, for my offence. > I will try to locate a birding discussion list that can help me. I will > unsub at the end of this transmission. > > Cordially, > Tom Slater > [log in to unmask] > Adamsville Ohio USA > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]