Yes, I found the same thing. Fortunately I did scan f/b and picked it up - and
went to Vic and got the dowitcher.
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Steve Clark
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 5:42 PM
To: A Smith
Cc: Birding-Aus
Subject: The Decline of BA
When the Long-billed Dowitcher appeared late 2014 I waited for info on
birding-aus. Virtually nothing appeared. I enquired and found it was all on the
Facebook Aust twitchers group. The young folk don't do email!
Steve Clark
On Tuesday, 5 January 2016, A Smith <
<javascript:;>> wrote:
> Like Kim, I am not a Facebook user. So for those of us that don’t use
> that form of social media, what is being posted to Facebook (and not
> B-A) that I am missing?
> Regards
> Alastair
>
>
> On 5 Jan 2016, at 16:00, Tony Russell <> wrote:
>
> Let's hope Russ is reading all this good stuff !
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On
> Behalf Of Kim Sterelny
> Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 2:18 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] The Decline of BA
>
> Hi Folks
>
> I. I am not a facebook user and I find this list immensely helpful and
> informative. Whenever I have need advise I have got it, and its been
> informed and detailed. I am very grateful to Russell and any others
> who have kept it in being.
>
> 2. Obviously, there have been the odd thread (perhaps even this one)
> that have gone on beyond their best-before date. But the subject line
> usually gives those away, and one can just delete them.
>
> 3. Equally obviously, there are a few "trigger issues" (bird banding +
> a couple of others) which arose passions and hence traffic with an
> unfavourable signal to noise ratio. I am astounded that (eg) posting
> trip reports has generating flaming responses, and am very sorry to learn
> that.
> Nothing remotely like that has even happened to me (even when I
> defended my cat ownership - a potential trigger issue). Some
> disagreement sure, but nothing at all lacking in respect.
>
> So armed with my trusty delete button, I say "long live birding-aus",
> and thanks for the advice, expertise and good will I have experienced
> (and the blogs with the fantastic photos: keep posting those links),
> and I'll just edit into electronic oblivion anything else.
>
> Kim
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