Re: An Appeal

["james.d.mcintyre" <james dot d dot mcintyre at worldnet dot att dot net>]

  Kris:

  I too have been amazed at the paucity of reports by Utah birders on 
BIRDNET/TALK this year during peak migration season.

  I also monitor the IBLE (Idaho Birders Electronically Linked) listserv 
(http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ible) and am almost overwhelmed by the 
number of their reports.  This is in part due to the fact that each 
Idaho county is tallying a Big Year list.  The reports of first 
sightings are being tabulated in a spreadsheet, which should provide a 
very useful database for future reference and scientific studies.

  Utah birders might well consider doing something similar.

  Jim McIntyre
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Kristin Purdy 
    To: birdtalk@utahbirds.org 
    Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:31 PM
    Subject: [BirdTalk] An Appeal


    Birders,

    Please consider reporting your sightings more frequently on 
    birdtalk/birdnet.  I'm amazed that during what's possibly the best 
time 
    of year to bird, so few reports come across the listservs.  You 
don't 
    have to be a blabbermouth like me to report what you're seeing--a 
simple 
    list that includes what, where, when and how to get back there, if 
    appropriate, would fill the needs of most people.  

    I learn a lot from what others report and I'm particularly 
interested in 
    the range, distribution, and habitat of Utah birds.  So please help 
me 
    learn!  Thanks.

    Kris

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