Dear Va-Birders,
There is a world of birding info out there. For those of you who would like to
receive your own eBird Virginia Rare Bird Alert, it is only a couple of clicks
away from landing in your inbox every morning.
Simply go to eBIrd http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ and click on "My eBird” then ;
scroll down the right side to: “Manage My Alerts” and click that. You will then
be on a page where you can select Virginia and or any number of states
(including the entire ABA Area) and have the alerts emailed to you daily. You
can change them at any time! And if you’re traveling to other states, you can
add those as well.
Also, under the “Explore Data” page, the new "Explore a Region" section is
wonderful! You just enter an area such as Richmond, VA and it will give you all
the top Hot Spots, the latest sightings and top listers. Just a bit of
exploring around eBird can bring you a wealth of information.
And I should also mention Facebook. Sometimes the first postings and
information on rare and unusual bird sightings hit Facebook before the list
serves. Check out Birding Virginia:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/456751061044163/ or the ABA Mid-Atlantic page: ;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/722057611173718/ or the ABA Rare Bird Alert ;
Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/ and Carolina Birders might be ;
of interest to many of you:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/carolinabirders/753047218104220/?notif_t=like ;
There are other birding oriented groups on Facebook, just have a look around to
see what interests you.
I made a similar post last January, but I thought I would put this info out
there again. I hope some of you find it helpful. I am not particularly
technologically inclined, but these are some of the resources that have helped
me to find some very good birds (and hopefully many more) and I wanted to share
this with those of you who might not be familiar with them.
Cheers,
R. Bruce Richardson
Manns Harbor, NC
Global Citizen
