Thanks Wallace. We needed that. When the information recorded is not complete many of us just delete it. Ken Leggett Dyersburg, TN 38024 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:50 AM Subject: [TN-Bird] Reporting Birding Locations ! > TN-Birders: > Everyone needs to be reminded that reports on the TN-Birds Net requires specific information about the locality of the sighting. > > TN-Bird requirs that you give a full name of the LOCATION and COUNTY for EVERY bird reported. This is a must. Several recent messages have not done that. > > Most of the problems with reporting location are because a birder has a sense of reporting to friends and others who know them and not to subscribers all over the state, the south and much of the nation. All of us see bird reports from places we have no way locating. > > Some subscibers head up their report with something like: > > August 15, 2003 > Ensley Bottoms > Shelby Co. TN > > Others us a subjection line: [TN-Bird] Kyker Bottoms, Blount Co, east Tenn > > Some simply type it into the body of their message. > > Whatever you do, be specific. Even if you are reporting about yard birds at your home please list the town, city and county. > > Let's go birding..... > > Wallace Coffey > Owner > TN-Birds > Bristol, TN > > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: > tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send email to: > tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 > ========================================================= > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================