A “member” of what exactly? Please excuse my brevity. Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 9, 2022, at 9:33 PM, Jennifer Wilson-Pines <jwpi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This list is not accessible unless you are a member, and unless you know it > exists, not easy to find. Perhaps a push to the dozens of facebook, discord, > whatsapp and groupme lists with instructions on how to join might make it > more useful. I have seen that most visiting birders use Facebook, since it's > easily searchable for local birding groups and doesn't require special > knowledge to find or join. It doesn't give them rare birds but it does ge > them in touch with local birders. > And I also note that "largely useless" Long Island Whatsapp group had the > bird reposted within minutes. > > Jennifer Wilson Pines > >> On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 9:19 PM Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Hi Jennifer, >> >> I seem to have touched a nerve. >> >> On the contrary, rather than being elitist, NYSBIRDS-L is accessible to >> anyone. No one needs to join a group to read posts on the NY State list. >> It's only necessary to go to the ABA Web site to find birding listservs from >> all over the country. >> >> I'm glad that there is a Manhattan Rare Bird Groupme and a Birdfinders >> Whatsap. There's also a NY County bird alert on Twitter @BirdCentralPark. >> >> I do wonder what upstate birders who might want to travel to see the first >> NY State record of a species must think. Must they also find out about and >> join local groups to learn about such a bird? Will the bird have disappeared >> in the meantime. >> >> We should make information on bird such as the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher as >> accessible as possible. Ebird is a great source too, but there's often quite >> a lag between someone's seeing a bird and entering a checklist. There's an >> easily accessible archive of messages for both Ebird and the NYSBIRDS-L, >> which will serve us all well once the bird in question has flown elsewhere. >> >> My opinion, >> >> Deb Allen >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jennifer Wilson-Pines <jwpi...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Oct 9, 2022 8:43 PM >> To: Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> >> Cc: Andrew Block <ablock22...@yahoo.com>, NYSBIRDS-L <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> >> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Wave Hill? >> >> >> The Sulphur was posted to the Manhattan Rare Bird Groupme by 11am. I saw it >> reposted to the BIrdfinders Whatsap at 11:15. There are many bird lists and >> groups beyond this one. >> >>> On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 7:29 PM Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> Andrew, >>> >>> You are absolutely right. I really don't know why people who saw the bird >>> in the afternoon did not post to NYSBIRDS-L.Probably they are not >>> subscribed to the list - that's my guess. >>> >>> The flycatcher was not in Wave Hill in the afternoon but a bit north of >>> there, ranging from Sycamore and 252nd to 254th for the rest of the day. I >>> didn't post because I didn't see it and only heard it late in the >>> afternoon. Several other people heard it after 5pm also. Several birders >>> saw it between 12:30 and 3pm, and Bob DeCandido saw it at around 3:20pm >>> close to 254th Street. I should think there would be some checklists on >>> ebird later, but there's nothing like timely reporting. >>> >>> Hope it sticks around and shows itself tomorrow, >>> >>> Deb Allen >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Andrew Block <ablock22...@yahoo.com> >>> Sent: Oct 9, 2022 5:59 PM >>> To: NYS Birds <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu> >>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Wave Hill? >>> >>> >>> Just got back from Wave Hill in the bronx and the woman at the gate who was >>> closing up said it wasn't seen since this am. A shame it was never posted >>> here. Only saw it posted to the FB group and that was hours later. Shame >>> shame on these people who don't post here and don't post on the FB group >>> until hours later. The report never came up on my FB until about 40 >>> minutes ago. A shame what birding has become. >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> Andrew v. F. 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