Currently we have a number of significant local and provincial species
that are being reported multiple times. This is good. However, the focus
of an Ontbird post should be to supply information useful to others
attempting to relocate the reported bird. The fact that a bird is
lingering is important but if you are only able to state that the bird
is present maybe your post is unnecessary.
We need to receive reports in a timely manner but we also need
information and directions that give readers a chance to relocate the
bird. Read your post before you send and ask yourself if it is complete
enough to be helpful.
In summary Ontbirds has posting guidelines, a link to our guidelines is
at the bottom of every post. Our guidelines are quite simple, we ask
for species and locations (found on a provincial road map) in the
subject line, in the message body itself we are looking for directions
as well as complete species names (short-forms or banding codes are not
appreciated).
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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, ON
[email protected]
905 279 9576
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
Posting guidelines can be found at
http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
