FYI.

Tyler Bell

California, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Holzman <> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 11:36 AM
To: Bell, Tyler
Subject: Fwd: [pelagics] New International Shorebird ListServe

Can you forward the message to any lists you are on?  I can't think
of a more important shorebird area than the mid-Atlantic!

Thanks,
Steve Holzman

Note: forwarded message attached.

Steve Holzman
North High Shoals, GA
Oconee County,
USA

-----Original Message----- 
Date:   07/19/2005  06:47 pm -0400  (Tuesday)  
From:  
Subject:  [pelagics] New International Shorebird ListServe

Greetings, Shorebirders!

We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Listserve, hosted by
the University of Georgia, that also hosts Georgia Birds, and
Pelagics-SE.

Shorebirds (or Waders, if you prefer) are a unique and fascinating group
of birds, because of their wide ranges throughout the world, and some of
the most impressive migrations of all birds, flying from the Arctic
tundra all the way to southern South America, Africa and Australia and
back again, with vagrant species turning up in many unexpected
locations.  They can be confoundingly difficult to identify, with many
similar species and overlapping characteristics.  And due to habitat
loss of wetlands in breeding, migration stopover and wintering grounds,
many species are facing severe ecological pressures and population
losses.  The focus of this listserve is to create a worldwide forum for
reporting the observation of seasonal migration in differing areas,
discovery of rarities, discussion of identification problems, and for
promotion of knowledge of conservation issues concerning shorebirds.

As with other lists, please keep posts on the topic of shorebirds.  Off
topic posts, such as general political comments, religion, flaming, etc,
are not allowed.  Commercial topics are not encouraged, unless they are
announcements concerning upcoming events that feature Shorebirds.
Please use discretion as you would with other lists.

To Subscribe, send an email to the following link:

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type in the body of the message:

subscribe SHOREBIRDS FIRSTNAME LASTNAME

(for example: subscribe SHOREBIRDS ROBERT WALLACE)

Please leave the Subject line of the email blank

Frequently asked questions will be answered in a following email.
Attachments (such as photos) are not currently possible.  Links to
photos for discussion should be posted in the email, and we hope to be
able to set up a site to download photos to.

We look forward to reading of sightings and shorebird movements from all
over the world, and learning more about these fascinating birds.  Thank
you to Steve Holzman of FWS and Sara Schweitzer of UGA for their efforts
to set up this service.

Best regards and good birding!

R.D. (Bob) Wallace
Alachua FL, USA
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