I think it's a real problem, Kyle, and not limited to just Minnesota. And I don’t have a solution. You mentioned that ebird might be "THE" source for a lot of birders, but it isn't as good as an email blast (in my opinion). But even that requires the reporter and the receiver being on the same email listservice.
Paul Paul Budde pbu...@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kyle TePoel Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 5:57 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] No mockingbird??? Just a general question, spurred by the mockingbird email (but not about the mockingbird specifically)--how many bird "things" (report sources) are people signed up for? For example, the first email titled 'No Mockingbird???' implied knowledge among the general MOU-net recipients about a mockingbird in the first place (I didn't get an email about one previously, anyway). There's no location mentioned in that or the follow-up email, either--is it assumed this is common knowledge? I'm guessing it's a bird reported on ebird (for which I don't yet have an account, so that could be my problem), but I have multiple email listserv acounts and am on multiple Minnesota bird-related Facbook groups. I'm not really a chaser, so it's not affecting me much but I am just generally curious. That said, if something interesting were to be found next door I could theoretically not know about it if I'm not getting all the right reports. My question is not MOU-net specific; even if I was on ebird, I'd miss things that are only posted here, or on Facebook, etc. And it happens on the Facebook pages it happens too, where a report comes through, often suggesting a unique bird has been somewhere for days, and that everyone knows about it, but I can't be the only one who finds themselves the last to know, am I? For those of you who think you have a handle on pretty much all the birding reports locally, feel free to write back with the list of sources you're receiving. I realize that ebird is "THE" source for a lot of birders, yet I'm curious about the average number of bird-related sources people are subscribing/contributing to. I consider myself a serious (whatever that means) birder, and probably haven't heard of them all. :) Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 3:54 PM Julie Zempel <juliewinterzem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andy Nyhus got it this morning sometime around or before 8:30 am. I havent > heard of any other reports, but I don't know if any others have tried for > it. > > Julie Zempel > > On Fri, May 8, 2020, 3:14 PM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > > > (Posted by Chet A. Meyers <chetmeye...@qmail.com> via moumn.org) > > > > No Mockingbird today? > > Chet Meyers > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
