Respectfully, one solution would be for the poster to provide the basic details, even if the bird did appear on the MOU list previously. The only mockingbird I could find in ebird that might be relevant was seen in Wisconsin in May 3. Ann Hobbs Silver Spring, MD
> On May 8, 2020, at 6:24 PM, Paul Budde <pbu...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > 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. ---- 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.
