[Birdtalk] Re: [Birdnet] Re: Climate Change and Bird Populations in Utah

[Tim Avery]

Jeff,

Welcome to Utah!  Glad to have another birder joining the list.

And I see this as a perfect opportunity to talk about the different lists as
lately there has been a lot of posting but quite a bit of confusion about what
to post to which list.  I don't think anyone has really talked about this in
some time so...

For those who don't know, Utah has two statewide birding lists.  BIRDTALK and
BIRDNET.  The two lists are actually different lists and were created for
different types of posts about birds.

BIRDNET is supposed to be used to report rare birds, typically this is for
listers and those individuals who enjoy chasing after rarities.  Besides
statewide rarities (example being a Neotropic Cormorant) this list is also used
to report local rarities, such as a Black Rosy-Finch at a backyard feeder away
from the mountains.  And of course the term RARE can be taken in many ways,
leaving it open for any number of different reports.

BIRDTALK is supposed to be used to talk about birds, post lists, discuss bird
ID, talk about backyard sightings, and anything else bird related.  This list
is the "everyday" list, where I tend to post my everyday sightings, pictures,
the RBA, etc.  Rare birds are often posted here as well.  And for instance the
discussion about global warming would be a typical birdtalk post instead of a
birdnet post.

There are also a number of local lists, for Utah County, Washington County, Salt
Lake and a list for the Moab area, although they are posted to quite less
frequently.

Here are a list of all the different lists:

http://www.utahbirds.org/HotlineReports.htm

Here is a link to the section of Utahbirds.org that Milt has setup for signing
up for any of the state and local lists:

http://www.utahbirds.org/connections/E-hotlines.htm

I hope this was helpful, and if Milt our wonderful listowner and operator has
anything to add please do.

Cheers

Tim
Salt Lake City, UT
tanager at timaverybirding.com
http://www.timaverybirding.com
http://www.timavery.com


Quoting Jeff Bilsky <jbilsky at gmail.com>:

> Hi - I just wanted to confirm that this is the right email address to send
> submissions to. Is it alright if I join your list? I located your list when
> looking for some more information about Salt Lake birding clubs etc. I am
> somewhat of a beginner when it comes to detailed identification and
> recording of bird species but have been watching wildlife my whole life. I
> am originally from Chicago and have recently relocated to SLC from New York
> City a couple of years ago. I am interested in learning more and getting
> better at identifying all the birds I have been seeing when I hike almost
> every weekend. I was going to join the SLC Audubon to participate in some of
> their outings but if you could offer any further suggestions, that would be
> appreciated. Thanks for your time.
>
> Jeff Bilsky
> jbilsky at gmail.com
> SLC
>
> On 9/7/07, Jeff Bilsky <jbilsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have been a silent observer of your list until now but thought I would
> > chime in on this topic as I have some related information to share.
> > If you click on this link:
> > http://www.abcbirds.org/climatechange/statepage.htm there is a pretty
> > interesting state by state breakdown with projections of which birds in a
> > given state might be influenced by climate change. Certainly nothing more
> > than speculative, but interesting nonetheless. There is a good deal of
> > information available on the internet in reference to this topic. I
> > recommend a google search.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff Bilsky
> > Jbilsky at gmail.com
> > Salt Lake City
> >
> >
>