Birdline Victoria

[S Cooney <>]

Finally!

Victoria now has a Birdline.  As many of you may know I have been
talking about and organising a Birdline for some time and after a bit of
a delay, tonight we finally have it all up and running.  The phone
number is 9882 2390, which is being paid for by the VicGroup of Birds
Australia, and the answering machine, kindly (if not somewhat slowly)
donated by Panasonic, is ready for your calls.  I have also just
completed a website that will have the updates posted on it weekly. 
It can be found at
http://home.iprimus.com.au/scooney/index.htm.

I guess most people know what a Birdline is and does, but if you don't,
here is a quick pracey.  Birdline is a
service for reporting and finding rare bird sightings in Victoria. 
It operates by having an answering machine receiving incoming reports of
rare or unusual sightings of birds from the public.  These reports
are compiled on a weekly basis and then provided to the bird-watching
community for their use.  This will be done primarily through the
outgoing message on Birdline that callers hear when they ring Birdline,
but will also be posted on the website and will also be used for the
Victorian Bird Report.

I welcome any comments about the service as you find it and look forward
to lots of contributions from all the Victorian Bird Watchers and all the
Bird Watchers visiting Victoria.

Regards,

Stuart