We have been seeing Common Redpolls at our thistle feeders this past week
just east of Oxford.  They appear to be a more "northern" bird but came to
our yard for the first time this Winter.   What a beautiful red-topped head.
Alfredo Huerta, Botany


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Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 1:35 PM
Subject: FW: [BIRDCHAT] Do you eBird?


> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:10 PM
> Subject: Do you eBird?
>
> Greetings,
>
> If you're like me, you spent a lot of time birding during the exciting
> migration season. Previously, my bird records from said adventures (and
> others) sat in my notebook on a shelf, inaccessible to anyone except me.
> I
> have always thought this was a shame, especially since birders are such
> meticulous record keepers.
>
> Which is why I'm so excited about eBird. This is an online
> checklist/database created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon
> that allows you to make your bird records (anonymously) available to
> others
> - researchers, other birders, educators, conservation biologists. You
> can
> manage your own records anyway you want, by date or location. You can
> create graphs and maps of the data from across the database or according
> to
> criteria you choose. Plot your favorite birding locations on a map and
> they
> will automatically appear on your My eBird page, so you don't have to
> re-enter them every time you enter reports. You can also choose to enter
> reports by zip code.
>
> I invite you to give eBird a try at www.birdsource.org/ebird  I do this
> with my Lab hat on, but more importantly, as a fellow birder. I'm really
> hooked on eBird - it is a great feeling to know my observations can be
> put
> to greater use, and it's also fun.
>
> I should mention that eBird is the result of many good birding minds.
> Experts at ABA, Bird Studies Canada, USGS, Canadian Wildlife Federation
> are
> all helping guide the development of eBird, as are top ornithologists at
> Kansas State University, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, and the
> University of Montana. We are, of course, interested in your feedback as
> well (there's a Contact Us button at the site).
>
> I hope you enjoy the site as much as I do!
>
> Please forward this email to any lists you are on that would appreciate
> knowing about eBird, and cc me. Thanks!
>
>
> Allison Wells
> Communications and Outreach Director
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 254-2475
> www.birds.cornell.edu
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