Thanks, Kenny, as well as others that responded. Until today, I didn't
know that we had a NWA Birds Discord channel. I've been getting hourly
RBAs for a few years, but I didn't get the one about the owl, which is
weird. I went back and checked. Anyway, I appreciate the info on Discord,
which I previously used for another group. Hopefully another SEOW will
show up this winter. I'm pretty sure I heard one near Maysville last
winter, but I wasn't sure. Thanks again!
On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 4:13 PM Kenneth Younger <kyounger...> wrote:
> With a few folks emailing me asking about the Discord, I thought I would
> put this the link to the app invite again out there for folks that might
> want to give it a try. It will direct you to download the Discord app and
> to create an account. Once you've joined, there's even a #tech-support
> channel in there if you're curious about how to generally use Discord
> (things like notifications can be a little complicated at first — mainly
> because they are super customizable).
>
> https://discord.gg/GDbjZEcQv3 >
> Hope that helps!
>
> -Kenny
>
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 1:43 PM Kenneth Younger <kyounger...>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Karen,
>>
>> Sorry! The SEOW was posted to the Discord, but you're right, it's a rare
>> enough bird in Washington County that it warrants posting here. To that, I
>> just had a SURF SCOTER at LF. Probably best viewable from the East side
>> near the blind area. I think a few others refound it a little bit ago.
>>
>> As for eBird, triple-check your rare bird alerts are set to hourly and
>> not daily and those should land in your inbox much quicker. If you're still
>> having issues, then it could be something with the email server or client
>> in use or something else in that tech chain. This issue with email is often
>> why many of us use a more real-time platform like Discord.
>>
>> Good birding,
>> -Kenny
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 1:31 PM Karen Garrett <kjgarrett84...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm wondering if someone can clue me in as to why the listserv isn't
>>> being used for its intended purpose here in the somewhat great northwest.
>>> The most recent bird that I have not been in the know about was a
>>> Short-eared Owl in Fayetteville, but this is not the first time that it
>>> seems only a select few are being clued in about. I get hourly rare bird
>>> alerts for Arkansas, but didn't get a notification about the SEOW until
>>> today. It makes me feel rather slighted that I don't get to know about
>>> local rare birds, especially given this is supposed to be the function of
>>> the listserv. The only thing I can think of is that there's a fear of
>>> ill-mannered birders harassing birds, but I'm very well behaved. They even
>>> let me go out in public on occasion, lol. Any insight would be
>>> appreciated, as I don't particularly like feeling, "less-than".
>>>
>>> *Karen Garrett*
>>> Rogers
>>>
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