[Ontbirds] Sympatico Meltdown

2014-08-26 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
Ontbirders. If you know any sympatico subscribers to Ontbirds could you let them know there are problems that we are working on. At least 500 sympatico subscribers refused Ontbirds messages this morning causing an unsubscription meltdown. We are working on it but it may take awhile to shake

[Ontbirds] Golden-winged Warbler Etobicoke

2014-05-16 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
Bruce contacted me a second time and the bird remains for the second day. Today Friday am. If someone is in Brampton - phone me Mark Cranford 519-534-2855 Vermillion Flycatcher. I'm on Bruce Peninsula. Everyone else seems to be in Pelee. Mark Cranford Ontbirds Coordinator Posting for Bruce

[Ontbirds] ADMIN : Pelee Directions

2014-05-04 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
Currently a lot of people are birding Point Pelee National Park. Timely reports are greatly appreciated. Even if the directions are a minimal, reports can help. Please remember locations and names used among friends may not be universally known. Give other birders an even chance by only

[Ontbirds] Smith's Longspurs north of Pelee

2014-05-01 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
Posting for Tom Hince who likely has phone issues... At 8:40 am still 6 present in the grassy field immediately west of the house in rd 21. Don't waste time looking in stubble! Cheers Tom Tom Hince PO Box 281 Wheatley, ON Canada N0P 2P0 pelee...@netcore.ca -- --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] ADMIN: Consideration of Readership Needed

2014-05-01 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
Currently we have a number of significant local and provincial species that are being reported multiple times. This is good. However, the focus of an Ontbird post should be to supply information useful to others attempting to relocate the reported bird. The fact that a bird is lingering is

[Ontbirds] Hooded Warbler Ottawa

2014-04-28 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
Posting for Mark Gawn who would like to post from gawnbird...@hotmail.com but can't. Just seen at 7:15, in spruces by outhouse. Directions From previous post: The bird was found and photographed in the Fallowfield area off Steeple Hill Crescent along the Jock River at Terry Carisse Park.

[Ontbirds] ADMIN : Changes to message headers

2014-04-18 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds] via ONTBIRDS
A few Ontbirds subscribers have asked for an explanation about recent changes to the From line of an Ontbirds message. Poster via ONTBIRDS is additional information added to the message header of an email sent by Ontbirds. This has become necessary because yahoo.com changed its protocol and