What is the CA Birding Lists Digest?
With more than 30
email lists dedicated to birding in California, it is often difficult
to know where to find the latest birding information for the state or
a particular region. The Digest was created to help birders find out "what's
going on lately" in the state of CA with a minimum of hassle. The
Digest automatically compiles all posts to 31 different CA birding email
lists and organizes them by region, by day, and by list. Birders can view
the current day's messages, or browse messages from the last 30 days.
Hopefully, this system will allow birders to find information about rare
bird sightings and other goings-on in CA in a timely and efficient manner.
Which
email lists are included in the Digest?
There are currently
31 lists included. The CALBIRDS list is the state-wide list, and the other
regional lists are organized into Northern and Southern regions. You can
view the directory of included lists by clicking on
this
link.
Which
email lists are not included in the Digest?
SutterYubaBirds is not
included by request of the list owner. I'm sure there are others. If you know of another
email list that should be included in the Digest, please let me know.
You may also want
to peruse the latest messages posted to the BIRDWEST list, as many CA
RBAs are posted there. The BIRDWEST archives are here:
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html
How long
are messages kept in the Digest?
Messages are kept
for 30 days. The digest is not meant to be a comprehensive archive of
the email lists it includes. It is intended to be a log of the current
birding happenings state-wide. All of the lists included in the Digest
have official archives where messages are kept for much longer periods.
If you would like to view older messages for a list, you can go to the
official archive for that list. Links to those archives appear on the listing
of email lists included in the Digest, which can be found
here. You can also use Steve Holzman's excellent
map of CA birding
lists which has links to each list's archives.
What should
I do if I find a bug with the Digest, or have a question or comment?
The Digest was created
by me, Dave Ranney. If you find any bugs I would love to hear about them.
Suggestions for improvement or additional features are also welcome. You
can email here:
Acknowledgements
The Digest was inspired
by a post to the CALBIRDS list by Steve Holzman. His ideas and suggestions,
not to mention his excellent map
of CA birding lists, made the Digest possible. Thanks to Steve and
all other birders who have given helpful suggestions.
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