Hi,

Please also keep in mind that with the social media groups, admission to
the groups is not open to all.

Birding Ohio, in particular does not admit people the administrators don't
like for one reason or another, and people get blocked, not for violating
the group rules, but for having positions on issues unrelated to birding
that do no agree with the administrators; even these positions were not
expressed in the group itself. So that group in particular is not one that
has rules which are applied equally, as in this list serve, but rather are
arbitrary and based upon personalities the cliques' politics and conformity
to certain ideologies.

Ohio Rare Bird Alert is also a restrictive group, however it is not at all
administered in an arbitrary manner.  If you are allowed to join and follow
the rules there are not problems. The problem is you have to be known to
the administrator as having a genuine interest in Ohio Rarities to be
allowed in.

One of the best ways of staying  informed about rarities is to configure
your eBird account to send you email alerts. These can be set to cover
various geographies depending upon your interest.  eBird is thankfully
apolitical and the reviewers of rarities are first rate. Times have changed
though and without photographic evidence it is unlikely a report will will
be considered as having enough evidence. Gone are the days when a detailed
written description or sketches made in the field will be sufficient.

Haans






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On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Peggy Wang <
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> Many of us still look to the bird list on this listserve as our main
> source of rare bird sightings (and I still check the listserves in the
> other states I bird).
>
> I politely request again that if after posting rarities to your favorite
> online sites, you could find time to copy your rarity sightings to this
> list, it would be much appreciated by those of us who use this list as our
> primary source.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Peggy Wang
> Hudson
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 10, 2017, at 6:21 PM, jen brumfield <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all - as we close in on the end of 2017 (!), a quick reminder of some
> of the online resources for Ohio birders seeking rare bird sightings. As
> our entire culture has shifted towards online social media for news,
> articles, journals, etc., the birding community has in a very large way as
> well. The most active and up to date sightings reports are coming from
> eBird and three Facebook groups: Ohio Chase Birds, Birding Ohio, and the
> Ohio Rare Bird Alert. To view up to the minute current sightings on these
> groups you will have to create a Facebook account. For some folks this is
> daunting, with fears of being sucked into the Facebook world. However, many
> folks that are not interested in social media sites have happily created a
> Facebook account and joined only the birding groups...steering clear of
> political and shopping mumbojumbo.
> >
> > Tuesday and Wednesday look roaringly good for lakefront lakewatching and
> checking harbors and marinas, with a huge shift in winds. WNW and NNW from
> 25-35+. The jet stream will rock the lakefront for 48 hours.
> >
> > Jen Brumfield
> > Cleveland, Ohio
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