There are two very popular bird ID groups on Facebook: What’s this Bird? run by the ABA and The Bird Identification Group of the World run by community members. The chief differences between the two are that The Bird ID Group requires reasonings for IDs or hints to be given to lead the poster to the correct ID, versus What’s this Bird? where the ID can be said without any reasonings. It’s handy if you just want a quick ID for something but if you want a bit more in depth content it might not be the best place.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Jeanie Joppru <ajjop...@mncable.net> wrote: > > > I should have said “start an ID only group on Facebook” > > > > I tend to agree with much that has been said about Facebook. I do enjoy it > for contact with others and other interesting posts( not the ads), however , > but not for bird sightings. It is too diffuse, too many ways to report, and > you can’t ever find what you saw yesterday when you had no option to go look > for what was reported! That said , I think it serves a good purpose in > teaching and giving access to those who are beginning birders. I wistfully > wish that someone would start an ID only list....anyone interested in serving > that need?? That might remove a lot of sightings that serious listers would > not be interested in. Perhaps someone might like to be the “expert”. > > Jeanie Joppru > Pennington County, MN > > Sent from my iPad > > > > ---- > 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.
