Date: 1/5/26 6:32 am From: Chris Tessaglia-Hymes <cth4...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] ADMIN: PLEASE READ — eList Migration
Greetings fellow birders and Happy New Year! Cornell University eList List Manager is making major changes to their eList platform. This eList and all Cornell University eLists will migrate away from Lyris List Manager to a new platform called Simplelists. This eList (NYSbirds-L) will migrate to Simplelists on or about January 6, 2026. Once this action takes place, any new email messages you wish to send out for distribution to current subscribers will need to be sent to the new email address below:
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(Please note that the word “LISTS” is plural with the additional S. The email address is not case-sensitive) Simplelists has minimal settings that can be changed by a Subscriber or an Admin. Settings for Subscribers are currently restricted to Subscribing (Joining) or Unsubscribing (Leaving), and those both happen through this website:
You can also query which Simplelists eLists you are currently subscribed to by entering your email address in the “My Lists” section at the https://lists.cornell.edu/ website. After following the link provided in the resulting email message that you receive, you will be able to Pause Delivery and Unsubscribe from an eList. Digest does not appear to be a function that is supported in Simplelists. Many have noted a marked reduction in email chatter on this and other birding eLists. Much of the email-based birding reporting across New York State migrated away from email and other localized chat groups to the New York Birding Discord Server in January of 2024. On the new Discord Server for New York Birding, there are various regional channels for reporting and discussing bird sightings, sharing photos, links, etc. Details on joining the New York Birding Discord Server are at this link:
