I really enjoy the birding groups on Facebook. Some of them do a very good job of very rapid notification of rare sightings. That being said I took a break from Facebook about 7 weeks ago and plan to stay off until after the election. So this is my main source other than eBird emails!
Thanks Nina personal email account of: Nina Hale 612-805-2071 On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 6:29 PM Alex <asgreenplanet4...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > ---- 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.
