Well silly me..
I thought I was generally pretty good at spotting scams/spammers, but this
one fooled me
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Carol Probets
Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2017 8:57 AM
To: Peter Shute <>
Cc:
Subject: Birding-Aus
I agree. This type of email is a standard ploy to increase search engine
rankings. I receive plenty of them worded almost exactly the same.
Carol
> On 22 Aug 2017, at 7:51 am, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> I suspect "Katelyn" is just a spammer. Not sure why anyone in the US would
want a list of Australian birding websites updated to include a link to a
page of birding advice on a home improvements website. The same page is
duplicated on several other sites.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 17 Aug 2017, at 6:56 pm, Paul Doyle <>
wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> No idea where Katelyn is geographically located, but if she has some
>> kids who would like an introduction to 'actual' birdwatching (which
>> is even better than on-line resources!) , someone in Katelyn's
>> locality may be happy to volunteer some time to take her/kids to a good
local spot?
>> Katelyn, I'm happy to volunteer if you are in my vicinity of
>> Sutherland, southern Sydney.
>> Paul
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus On
>> Behalf Of Katelyn Chaney
>> Sent: Wednesday, 16 August 2017 10:39 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Birding-Aus
>>
>> I wanted to email you to say thanks for your page,
>> http://birding-aus.org/databases/. I volunteer with a youth group
>> where we have different activities for local kids. We are starting a
>> wildlife watching program, so we wanted to find some resources to
>> share with the kids. Your page has some great stuff - thanks for all
>> the help! :-)
>>
>> One of the kids in my group, Sadie, found a great resource on bird
watching:
>> http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/birdwatching-guide/ . Can you add this
>> to your list of resources? She has been helping teach some of the
>> younger kids about birdwatching, so I thought this would give her
>> some extra encouragement by sharing her find online. Plus, we thought
>> it would make a great addition for others to learn from.
>>
>> If you have more tips or information for the kids, I'll make sure to
>> share it with them. Thanks again!
>>
>> Take care,
>> Katelyn Chaney
>>
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