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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 11:48:29 -0500
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From: Rob Scott <rs18@CORNELL.EDU>
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Subject: Electronic Birding Resources (long)
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Electronic Birding Resources
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First Draft
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March 24, 1994
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In the past month, I have compiled this list of electronic sources, mailing
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lists and dialup bulletin boards which focus on birding and wild
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bird-related information. I am sure there are omissions, as I am sure that
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there are inaccuracies. I'd like to hear about either...
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Thanks to all on birdchat who responded to my query and sent much of the
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information presented here. I have also culled some citations from Ken
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Boschert's _The Electronic Zoo_, which is a broader list of animal-related
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sites and lists. According to Ken, The most recent version of The
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Electronic Zoo can be retrieved via anonymous FTP from wuarchive.wustl.edu
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(128.252.135.4) in the subdirectory:
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/doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed/elec_zoo.x_x
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(x_x referring to the most current version)
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Finally, I can't vouch for the continued existence of these sites, nor can
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I offer assistance on how to connect to many of them. Enter at your own
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risk!
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Please let me know of inaccuracies and omissions. I would like to make
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this as complete and as correct as possible.
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Good Birding!
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Rob Scott
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rs18@cornell.edu
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AVIFAUNA
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type: mailing list
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internet address: avifauna@rcp.pe
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contact:Roberto Phillips <phillips@cipa.ec>
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description: Neotropical Bird Discussion List
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Internet Subscribe to: phillips@cipa.ec
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Internet Mail to: avifauna.rcp.pe
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* citation from The Electronic Zoo, compiled by Ken Boschert,
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ken@wudcm.wustl.edu
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BIRDBAND
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type: mailing list
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internet address: BIRDBAND@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
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contact:CWilliamson@Pimacc.pima.edu
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description: A bitnet listserv list for the discussion of bird banding
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topics. Part of the National Birding Hotline Cooperative suite of mailing
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lists.
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Open automated subscription, unmoderated
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To subscribe, send the command
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SUBSCRIBE BIRDBAND your real name
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to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
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FAQ and additional information available from RS18@cornell.edu
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BIRDCHAT
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type: mailing list
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internet address: BIRDCHAT@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
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contact:CWilliamson@Pimacc.pima.edu
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description: A bitnet listserv list for the discussion of wild birds and
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birding. Part of the National Birding Hotline Cooperative suite of mailing
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lists.
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Open automated subscription, unmoderated
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To subscribe, send the command
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SUBSCRIBE BIRDCHAT your real name
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to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
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FAQ and additional information available from RS18@cornell.edu
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BIRDCNTR
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type: mailing list
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internet address: BIRDCNTR@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
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contact:CWilliamson@Pimacc.pima.edu
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description: A bitnet listserv list for the posting of RBA and Hotline
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transcripts covering central North America. Part of the National Birding
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Hotline Cooperative suite of mailing lists.
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Open automated subscription, unmoderated
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To subscribe, send the command
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SUBSCRIBE BIRDCNTR your real name
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to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
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FAQ and additional information available from RS18@cornell.edu
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BIRDEAST
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type: mailing list
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internet address: BIRDEAST@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
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contact:CWilliamson@Pimacc.pima.edu
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description: A bitnet listserv list for the posting of RBA and Hotline
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transcripts covering eastern North America. Part of the National Birding
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Hotline Cooperative suite of mailing lists.
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Open automated subscription, unmoderated
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To subscribe, send the command
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SUBSCRIBE BIRDEAST your real name
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to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
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FAQ and additional information available from RS18@cornell.edu
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BIRDWEST
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type: mailing list
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internet address: BIRDWEST@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
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contact:CWilliamson@Pimacc.pima.edu
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description: A bitnet listserv list for the posting of RBA and Hotline
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transcripts covering western North America. Part of the National Birding
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Hotline Cooperative suite of mailing lists.
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Open automated subscription, unmoderated
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To subscribe, send the command
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SUBSCRIBE BIRDWEST your real name
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to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
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FAQ and additional information available from RS18@cornell.edu
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CayugaBirds-L
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type: mailing list
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internet address: Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu
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contact:Rob Scott <rs18@cornell.edu>
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description: CAYUGABIRDS-L is an informal electronic discussion list for
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the discussion of topics relevant to wild birds and birding in upstate New
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York. It is our hope that the list will help spread information about
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about bird sightings in the region, promote local birding events, and
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provide an effective electronic forum for birders in Ithaca and the finger
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lakes as well as other regions of Upstate New York. The list is not to be
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used to discuss pet birds or falconry.
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Subscription is open, simply send email to LISTSERV@CORNELL.EDU
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with the first line of the message:
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SUBSCRIBE CAYUGABIRDS-L your real name
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To send items of interest to the list's subscribers, send mail to
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CAYUGABIRDS-L@Cornell.edu
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Eurobirdnet
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type: mailing list
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internet address: mhe@otax.hut.fi
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contact:Martin Helin <mhe@otax.hut.fi>
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description: EuroBirdNet is a private list mainly about European birds.
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There are national lists in many countries and coordinators who forward
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messages between the countries, ie. between the national list and the
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European list.
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The contact person is Martin Helin at mhe@otax.hut.fi
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MarVaDel
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type: mailing list
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internet address: marvadel@osi.ncsl.nist.gov
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contact:John Tebbutt <tebbutt@rhino.ncsl.nist.gov>
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description: MARVADEL is an electronic discussion group for birders of all
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descriptions in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and surrounding areas. The
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group will concentrate on local birding issues and events, such as
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interesting sightings, advice on local birding hotspots, announcements
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of local bird club meetings, events and exhibitions, planning of days
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out and joint birding expeditions, etc. MARVADEL is open to all
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individuals with a sense of humor and an interest in wild birds in the
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mid-Atlantic region.
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To subscribe to MARVADEL, send mail to:
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marvadel-request@osi.ncsl.nist.gov
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MOUnet
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type: mailing list
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internet address: WNCAROLS@vax2.winona.msus.edu
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contact:Carol Schumacher <WNCAROLS@vax2.winona.msus.edu>
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description: An informal network of Minnesota Ornithologists Union members.
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Contact Carol Schumacher for details.
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Oregon Birders OnLine (OBOL)
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type: mailing list
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internet address: OBOL@mail.orst.edu
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contact:Greg Gillson <gregg@tdd.hbo.nec.com>
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description: A regional mailing list targeted at Birders from Oregon.
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The purpose of OBOL is to keep its members up-to-date on unusual and rare
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birds seen recently in Oregon. Rare Bird Alerts should be posted here right
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away. The Portland Audubon Rare Bird Alert weekly phone message is posted,
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usually on Thursday. Unusual sightings from the past weekend's birding is
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welcome. Postings of field trips, bird count announcements, etc. also belong
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on this list.
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What is posted to OBOL? Bird sightings, meeting notices, Rare Bird Alerts,
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bird identification questions (and responses), CBC dates, etc.
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To subscribe to the obol mailing list, send a message with the line
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subscribe obol Your-Email-Address
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to
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majordomo@mail.orst.edu
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TITNET
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type: mailing list
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internet address: jhailman@macc.wisc.edu
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contact:Jack P. Hailman <jhailman@macc.wisc.edu>
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description: Paridae and Hole-nesting Bird Discussion List
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Promotes communication among scientists working on tits
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(Paridae) and other hole-nesting birds. TITNET is a publication
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listing e-mail addresses of conference members. TITNEWS contains
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announcements and discussions of activities such as bibliographic
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systems, and hence serves as the email newsletter. TITNOTES contains
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material on the biology of the birds, and hence serves as a kind of
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email journal.
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Internet Subscribe to: jhailman@macc.wisc.edu
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Note: Send (1) full name, (2) mailing address, which is forwarded to
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Dr. Ficken for PARUS INTERNATIONAL, (3) email address(es), (4) species
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studied, and (5) types of studies (population dynamics, general
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ecology, vocalizations, nesting, behavior, etc.).
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* citation from The Electronic Zoo, compiled by Ken Boschert,
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ken@wudcm.wustl.edu
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Tweeters
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type: mailing list
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internet address: dvictor@u.washington.edu
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contact:Dan Victor <dvictor@u.washington.edu>
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description: Tweeters is a mailing list covering birding topics in
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Washington State. For infomation on how to subscribe and how to post,
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contact Dan Victor, dvictor@u.washington.edu.
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AVES Archive
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type: FTP
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internet address: vitruvius.cecer.army.mil
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contact:rglaser@vitruvius.cecer.army.mil
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description: An anonymous FTP archive which contains bird images (primarily
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GIF format) as well as sound and text files.
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telnet to vitruvius.cecer.army.mil and logon anonymous
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src.doc.ic.ac.uk
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type: FTP
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internet address: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
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contact:
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description: The anonymous FTP site src.doc.ic.ac.uk, 146.169.2.10, has
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images (gif, jpeg) in
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/media/visual/collections/funet-pics/jpeg/nature
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BIRD INFO NETWORK BBS
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address: na
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contact:
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description: Modem: 303-423-9775
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12/2400 baud, No parity
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8 data bits
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1 stop bit
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* citation from The Electronic Zoo, compiled by Ken Boschert,
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ken@wudcm.wustl.edu
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BIRDING- Prodigy
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address: na
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contact:HFDH09A@prodigy.com (CARENA M POOTH)
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description: There is a bulletin board on Prodigy about
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birding. It is in the HOBBIES CLUB under the topic BIRDING.
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There is sometimes some good stuff in there about field trips, rare bird
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sightings, and such. A LOT of backyard birding stuff.
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COLORADO CONNECTION BBS
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address:
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contact:
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description: Bird Info Network & Birdnet
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Modem: 303-423-9775
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Help Line: 303-422-6529 (fax)
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12/24/9600 baud,
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No parity
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8 data bits
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1 stop bit
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P.O. Box 632
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Arvada, CO 80001
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* citation from The Electronic Zoo, compiled by Ken Boschert,
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ken@wudcm.wustl.edu
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National Audubon Forum
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address: na
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contact:Connie Mahan
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</PN=Connie.MAHAN/OU=AUDUBON-DC/O=SMTCN/PRMD=LANGATE/ADMD=TELEMAIL/C=US/@spr
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int.com>
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description: The National Audubon Forum on Compuserve. It is not
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accessible to the average compuserve user. You have to sign up through NAS
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and get a special userid in order to be allowed to participate. Coverage
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includes national and
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international conservation issues, legislative alerts and updates,
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information about upcoming conferences, newsletter exchange materials, and
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a variety of other activities. Contact Connie Mahan at the NAS DC office.
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Osprey's Nest, The
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address: na
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contact:Norm Saunders <nys@cu.nih.gov>
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description: The Osprey's Nest (TON) is really aimed at a more regional
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audience, namely the birders and other amateur naturalists in the
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Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Long-distance callers are certainly
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welcome, but we aim to cater mostly to the folks from the MD-DE-DC-VA areas
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within about a 200-mile radius of DC.
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You can reach TON by calling 301-989-9036. The bulletin board answers the
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phone at 2400/9600 baud and is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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Your communication parameters should be set to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,
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and no parity.
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TON has been operational close on to 7 years now. We have between 800 and
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900 users, with a solid core of about 100 or so birders who are willing to
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chat about birds and good birding locales. If you're looking for something
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more rgionally oriented than BIRDCHAT, by all means give us a call. -NS
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rec.birds
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address:
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contact:
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description: A USENET newsgroup.
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from the FAQ, edited by Brian Rice <baloga@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>:
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This newsgroup is for the discussion of wild birds. Here is a partial
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list of possible topics:
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Identifying birds in the field by appearance, behavior, and song
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Birding trips
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Attracting wild birds to feeders
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Behavior of birds in the wild
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Conservation of wild birds
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Research into bird life
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Bird taxonomy
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SOUTH ARIZONA BIRDING BBS
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type: Forum/BBS
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internet address:
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contact:
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description: SOUTH ARIZONA BIRDING BBS
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Modem: 602-881-4280
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Help Line: 602-323-2955
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* citation from The Electronic Zoo, compiled by Ken Boschert,
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ken@wudcm.wustl.edu
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MIGRATORY BIRD COLLECTION
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type: Other
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internet address: ups.edu
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contact:Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson <slater@ups.edu>
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description: MIGRATORY BIRD COLLECTION
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University of Puget Sound
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The catalog from the University of Puget Sound bird
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collection is available over Internet. This catalog consists of
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18,500+ records of "core data" which includes the museum number,
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species name, sex, plumage, country, state (or other geopolitical
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entity), county/other, date, and preparation. Initially, the catalog
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is only accessible by obtaining a password from Gary Shugart or Dennis
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Paulson at "slater@ups.edu". The University of Puget Sound has the
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largest computerized bird collection in the northwest USA.
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* citation from The Electronic Zoo, compiled by Ken Boschert,
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ken@wudcm.wustl.edu
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Prarie Falcon Newsletter
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type: Other
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internet address: ksuvm.ksu.edu
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contact:drintoul@ksu.ksu.edu (David A Rintoul)
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description: The Northern Flint Hills Audobon Society newsletter is
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available in the Kansas State Univeristy Information system. Telnet to
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ksuvm.ksu.edu and logon as UNICORN to access this newsletter. It is in the
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subdirectory News and Announcements.
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Bird Stuff
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type: Gopher, WWW
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internet address: simon.wharton.upenn.edu..70
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contact:Jack Siler <siler@wharton.upenn.edu>
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description: A birdgopher with newsletters, checklists, access to the AVES
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GIF/Sound archive, and other goodies. Set your gopher for:
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simon.wharton.upenn.edu, port 70
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If you have WWW browsing software, go to the URL:
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http://compstat.wharton.upenn.edu:8001/
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