Excellent message Don and some very true for us who live, and do much of our
field
work in cell dead areas. Have never had a cell as a result. We've also birded
here
for almost 30 years now and notice that some of the old locations have grown new
names over the years as young birders come and go. Some of the longer time folks
also have some very unique, and often funny, ways of describing/renaming old
locations.
I hope we all follow your lead.
--
John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
Conserve and Create Habitat
On Wed, February 11, 2015 18:38, Don wrote:
I certainly empathize with Meena's concern, and nobody wants the reporting
of locations to get tedious, but I'm hoping there could be a happy medium
that would be quick and easy, and more helpful. In my view there are
actually many posts over time where the location is frustratingly ambiguous,
but constantly doing Google searches would be difficult or even impossible.
Remember that not everyone can afford a smartphone or an unlimited data
package (in fact, Ithaca has the lowest per-capita income of any city in NYS
according to census data). And some of us live in spots where phone or
Internet service is very weak or variable. Some on the listserv may simply
not be as familiar with specific locations as others, or may only consider
trying to find it if they are given a sense of where in the big picture the
location may be (oh, that's near Syracuse, too far away for today or oh,
just N of Lansing--I can do that after work) but still would love to know
approximately where the good birds are being sighted.
I even read an article recently that said there is currently a noticeable
uptick in sales of flip-phones (even among young people) not just because of
cost but because some folks are trying to reclaim time for themselves. The
article even suggested that in some circles owning a flip-phone is starting
to become a status thing! Maybe Henry David Thoreau would have been a
flip-phone guy (after, not during, his sojourn to Walden Pond). But I
digress.
In the interests of being inclusive, it would be wonderful if more of us
could at least try to add in some kind of overall orienting reference in
either the subject line or body of the text, perhaps like just N of Ovid
or E Hill, Ithaca. Many people already do this, of course; and thanks!
Perhaps mentioning the county might only be necessary when there is no
nearby large town? (It would be great if there were a button or app that
would automatically spell out the location in the body of the text (instead
of, or in addition to, numerical coordinates))! It should only take a few
seconds (not sure where it starts to get onerous--perhaps around 10
seconds?). It would be much appreciated and would help to make this list
more user-friendly for all!
Thanks to everyone who does report, though! Great list-serv and amazing
group of birders! Bird On!
Don Timmons
Newfield
---Original Message---
From: Meena Madhav Haribal
Date: 2/11/2015 12:24:36 PM
To: Marty Schlabach; rwb...@comcast.net; Carl J. Steckler; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birding information
I guess you all are referring to the earlier posts of owls. If you read the
title of the message and then the rest of the message itself will give you
general idea of the locations. Of course the second one was about the
residence hall, so that must pertain to some college or university. A simple
Google search would take you to the location! And once you know the location
then you can deduce the county if you are keeping county list.
I for one who feel that it is too much to write all those information
requested.
Do some work for yourself as everyone on the list is probably not interested
in such details J And it is fun to find out new locations. We used to play
it (finding locations) as a game when we were kids!
Cheers
Meena
From: bounce-118809677-3493...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-118809677-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marty
Schlabach
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:08 PM
To: rwb...@comcast.net; Carl J. Steckler; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birding information
And even for those still living in the Basin.
--Marty
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Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu
8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467
Interlaken, NY 14847 cell315-521-4315
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From: bounce-118809642-3494...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-118809642-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
rwb...@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:03 PM
To: Carl J. Steckler; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birding information
Agreed. County,
