Andy,
Thanks for your thoughts. However, the notion that people would
immediately post any significant sightings reported on the facebook page
to this list was stated as a priniciple when the facebook page was
started. So how is it a "solution" to just repeat an admonition that
hasn't proved effective? And to clarify, my post was not advocating any
particular course of action--I was just stating the facts. I'm not sure
there is a solution.
Jim Moore
Rockville, MD
On 2/3/2013 6:25 PM, Andrew McGann wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Before we get ahead of ourselves calling for someone's head on a
> platter, let's take a second to remind ourselves that one of the main
> purposes of the Facebook page is to attract new folks to the birding
> community and foster the sharing of birding-related stories and
> multimedia. Newbies or out-of-staters might not be schooled on the
> finer points of etiquette when it comes to sharing news of rarities
> with the Maryland birding elites. The trick is to educate others,
> without turning them off to the community.
>
> I think the solution to the problem is that anyone monitoring the
> Facebook page should immediately crosspost to MDBirding when they come
> across awesome breaking news of rarities. The best way to spread news
> quickly is to use multiple channels. I don't see the Facebook page
> competing with the MDBirding mailing list. They serve different, but
> sometimes overlapping purposes. The Facebook page has more "noise"
> relative to the "signal" if you're only interested in information
> about rare birds to chase, but the fact remains that it is yet another
> listening post at our disposal, for connecting to the birding-related
> goings-on in the state of Maryland.
>
> I am all for anything that welcomes new birders into the community,
> fosters their development, and encourages the sharing of birding
> information.
>
> Finally, we live in a sharer's world. None of us are entitled to this
> kind of information, unless the original birders choose to share.
> However, if it becomes public domain, I think we ought to get the word
> out to everyone ASAP.
>
> Good birding,
> Andy
>
> --
> Andrew J. McGann
> York, PA & Baltimore, MD
> (757) 561-0256
>
> On Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Jim Moore wrote:
>
>> First, I wanted to thank my brother Mike for posting the lapwing
>> report. He's a Delaware-based birder, so he was going above and beyond
>> the call of duty by posting this here.
>>
>> However, as Kevin and Gail suggest, it's rather surprising it was not
>> posted here sooner (by a Maryland birder). When the facebook page was
>> started (over the objections of many here), we were all given assurances
>> it would not compete with this list, and that this list would still be
>> the place to report bird sightings in MD. Those assurances seem to have
>> been flat wrong.
>>
>> Jim Moore
>> Rockville, MD
>>
>> On 2/3/2013 5:20 PM, Michael Moore wrote:
>>> For those who do not follow the Facebook MD Birding page, this was
>>> reported there this afternoon:
>>>
>>>
>>> Les Roslund found a NORTHERN LAPWING here this afternoon (1pm).
>>> Other birders have been looking, without success (as far as I've
>>> heard), but the reports back are that there is an extensive amount
>>> of excellent habitat / territory to cover.
>>>
>>> That was followed by this post:
>>>
>>>
>>> A group of birders, including Mark Schilling, have refound the
>>> NORTHERN LAPWING.
>>>
>>>> From what I can tell of the posted maps the bird is in Cordova, MD
>>>> along Westerville Dr., NE of the intersection with Old Cordova Rd.
>>>
>>> Probably too late to chase today, but I hope someone gets a chance
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Mike Moore
>>> Newark, DE
>>
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