[texbirds] Re: My "Backyard sightings" post to Texbirds
- From: MiriamEagl@xxxxxxx
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 06:41:09 -0400 (EDT)
Personally, I appreciate the lists from a given site that includes the
common birds, because while they're common "up there", they're still birds we
don't get in the Valley, and I often use these posts to determine where to
go on vacation just to get some new year birds! True, you can go almost
anywhere in east Texas to get a Blue Jay (one of my favorites, I admit), but
the local lists may make one state park/birding hot spot more "tempting"
than another when vacation time rolls around! Keep on posting, guys!
MB
Mary Beth Stowe
McAllen, TX
_www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/)
In a message dated 3/31/2013 12:23:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
sngcanary@xxxxxxxxx writes:
I have been debating all morning on whether I should reply to this email.
I am the "adamant" *one*. (What was with the astericks?) I do not believe
there is value in posting House Sparrows and Blue Jays, which was in the
original email from Z. There are a lot of people on Texbirds. If we all did
this it would be very difficult to glean any value. The quote from me below
was in response to several questions about the record keeper for Texbirds. I
was trying to explain that Texbirds is not for records. I suggested in my
first response that it is always appropriate to post those to Ebird.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking questions on Texbirds. We
all can gain knowledge. There is nothing wrong with discussing bird behavior;
despite implications from a recent email, people like me, who call
themselves birders or listers, do enjoy observing birds and their habits, and
learning more about them.
There are very, very few "professionals" on Texbirds. If you mean
ornithologists, I wish we had more. If you mean bird guides, the good ones are
too
busy to post very often. I have heard from several long time birders,
people with immense knowledge, that they have quit reading Texbirds. They are
weary of being called "elitist." They are tired of endless lists of common
birds. I badly miss their input. I am considering joining their ranks.
Sheridan Coffey
San Antonio, Tx
http://sngcanary1.blogspot.com/
www.flickr.com/sngcanary
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From: mtwoman <mtwoman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: z-Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:45 AM
Subject: [texbirds] Re: My "Backyard sightings" post to Texbirds
I received 10 personal emails and the couple of responses here, and all but
one stated that "backyard sightings" posts are helpful and ok.
The *one* was fairly adamant that "backyard sighting" postings are not
helpful, and are clutter, and that they do not belong on Texbirds, but on a
different list.
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