Hi Jerry and Everyone, Here is Jay’s original message announcing the New York Birding Discord server. There are a variety of dedicated channels—usually paired Chat and RBA channels—including a pair for the Cayuga Lake Basin area and the Montezuma area. The RBA channels are reserved for Rare Bird Alert type messages. The Chat channels are for non-RBA sightings and other general discussions.
The New York State Birding Discord does not preclude dialogue on Cayugabirds-L, NYSbirds-L, or other eLists, but it has become the place for bird sightings discussion and Rare Bird Alert messages. There is a learning curve involved in interacting with the Discord App. Be sure to follow the set of instructions outlined in the Google Doc at the tiny URL link below, specifically step 5. Sincerely, Chris T-H From: Jay McGowan <[email protected]> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] New platform for rare bird alerts in the state Date: February 4, 2024 at 09:37:17 EST To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> Reply-To: Jay McGowan <[email protected]> Hi all, A few of us have been working for a while on setting up a Discord server for rare bird alerts and bird discussion in the state of New York. Discord is a messaging platform that can be used as an app on your phone, a software program on your computer, or even through a web browser. This new server is meant to be a one-stop-shop for regional RBAs throughout the state. Many other states have already adopted Discord as a way to consolidate scattered RBA groups, and it has been working well. Ours has some fun features, like paired Chat channels for each region for asking questions or reporting less rare species that I hope will also foster more communication discussion and engagement. Please follow the link below for more information, including instructions on using the app and a link to join the server. Please join and start using it whenever you can! At least for the Cayuga Basin area, we are planning on having this replace our current GroupMe rare bird alert in the next month or so. https://tinyurl.com/NYS-RBA-Discord -- Jay McGowan [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On May 20, 2025, at 09:14, Jerry Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: Where can I find instructions for the Discord transition? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> ABA<https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes Listowner, Cayugabirds-L Ithaca, New York [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Cayugabirds-L – Archives<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Cayugabirds-L – Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> Cayugabirds-L – Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> Cayugabirds-L – Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
