[wisb] Re: Alert: GARGANEY -- reported in Crex Meadows
- From: "Dan & Leslie Graham" <theluckiest2775@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 11:29:47 -0500
I miss the hotline. Those were the days. #Rotaryphoneandbirdhaunts
If you're gonna argue....do it like adults and backchannel each other. :)
Dan Graham
Proudly from Madison WI birding circles.
On Apr 26, 2014 10:56 AM, "Kyle Lindemer" <kyle.lindemer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Twenty years ago, the only way vagrants were reported was via the hotline.
> As technology has changed, so have the reporting processes. First came
> WISBIRD, then Facebook, and now there are even text alerts that you can
> sign up for. The only officially recognized reporting system for WSO is
> either right from their webpage or through eBird. WISBIRN IS LISTED AS
> "OTHER PLACES TO REPORT SIGHTINGS." In addiction to the elitist Wisconsin
> Birding Facebook page(nearly 2500 members) that Chris was referring to,
> there is also a Birding Wisconsin Facebook page, and countless other pages
> for individual bird clubs or locations throughout Wisconsin. Several
> people only want to belong to one such group, others are members of
> several. Some people have privacy concerns with Facebook, or don't have a
> cell phone to use text services. Others don't like the lag time that can
> be as much as a few hours from Free Lists or do not want the viruses that
> go out when someones email has been hacked. Others don't use any
> technology at all, and keep their observations to themselves.
> Sunil posted about the Garganey to the list serve, as soon as it was
> reported to Facebook, and Tom P did the same thing today. I cross posted
> the Spotted Towhee at Nine Springs a few weeks ago as soon as the photo was
> posted on the Wisconsin Birding Facebook page. That said, most birders
> that are members of multiple groups readily cross post information between
> the groups so the most birders can see the information. It is time to
> embrace the technology available to us to support birding and bird
> conservation.
>
> Kyle Lindemer
> Madison, Dane County
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > In the case of a vagrant such as this, it is even more critical that
> > everything gets cross-posted.
> >
> > If you want to be an elitist within your own little birding circle, then
> > that's fine. The rest of us are subscribed to this listserve so that we
> can
> > all selflessly share sightings and information of value to each other.
> >
> >
> > -Chris W
> > Richland County
> >
> > Sent from my iPod
> >
> > > On Apr 26, 2014, at 10:14 AM, "Kyle Lindemer" <kyle.lindemer@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Chris,
> > >
> > > It's an attitude like that that will made me post to only Facebook.
> > Period. We all try to cross post as much as possible. Some people aren't
> on
> > the listserve because they don't like getting 50 emails a day or spam
> with
> > viruses. Some people like to post photos. Maybe we should all be happy
> with
> > what we have.
> > >
> > > Kyle Lindemer
> > > Madison, Dane County.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >> On Apr 26, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> There are a good number of members of this listserve who are NOT on
> > Facebook.
> > >>
> > >> Therefore DO NOT simply assume that everyone can read what is posted
> > there.
> > >>
> > >> ALL DETAILS PERTAINING TO ANY VAGRANT NEED TO BE POSTED HERE ON
> > WISBIRDN. PERIOD.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thank you.
> > >> --Chris W
> > >> Richland County
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPod
> > >>
> > >>> On Apr 26, 2014, at 9:22 AM, "Tom Prestby" <jjprestby@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Haven't seen an update on here yet this morning but Robbye Johnson
> > just texted me that the bird is still present at the same location. Other
> > details are available on the Facebook group.
> > >>>
> > >>> Tom Prestby
> > >>> Green Bay
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Apr 25, 2014, at 4:48 PM, "Sunil Gopalan" <sgopalan@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Further details on last known location:
> > >>>> The pond on the corner of Cty Rd F and Abel Road on the west side of
> > Crex
> > >>>> just a couple of miles north of the visitor center. I saw it at
> 12:19
> > and
> > >>>> returned later in the day to try and get better photos in better
> > light but
> > >>>> could not relocate it.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> There are several accepted records during Spring migration in the
> > Midwest
> > >>>> but no WI records.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Sunil Gopalan - Madison - Dane Co.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Sunil Gopalan <sgopalan@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Agogo Malawi reports a Garganey at Crex Meadows SWA in Burnett Co.
> > >>>>> Naturally - origin unknown but there are known patterns of
> vagrancy.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Details pending
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> http://imageshack.com/a/img843/6565/4fr8.jpg
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Sunil Gopalan - Madison - Dane Co.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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