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Date: 7/10/26 8:24 am From: David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp...> Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . .
I have no idea why you are having trouble. My email simply contained the URL for two issues of the LOS News on the LOS website. The issues are No. 146, April 1992 No. 190, April 2000. On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM Aelita J Pinter <apinter...> wrote: > Kevin, same here. > > > ------------------------------ > From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of Kevin Colley via > groups.io <Kcolley71...> > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 8:29 AM > To: <budogmacm...> <budogmacm...> > Cc: <muthdp...> <muthdp...>; <williamrodneyfontenot...> > <williamrodneyfontenot...>; <nancy...> < > <nancy...>; LABIRD <labird...> > Subject: Re: [labird] Keepin' a List . . . > > WARNING: This email originated outside of the University of New Orleans > system. The sender of this email could not be validated and may not > actually be the person in the “From” field. Do NOT click links or open > attachments if the message seems suspicious in any way. Never provide your > user ID or password. > > > > Hi Mac, > > Unless I’m doing something wrong, all I get is a link to Avast. Some sort > of email protection service. > > Kevin > > On Jul 9, 2026, at 8:17 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm= > <gmail.com...> wrote: > > > > David, thanks for a very interesting and fun post. Note also the > following > > pelagic post by Steve Cardiff. > > > > < > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avast.com%2Fsig-email%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dlink%26utm_campaign%3Dsig-email%26utm_content%3Dwebmail&data=05%7C02%<7Capinter...>%7Cec6afbf895f54ae20c1b08dede875e08%7C31d4dbf540044469bfeedf294a9de150%7C0%7C0%7C639192871580819841%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aa6YC5c07SKl1w97Cs5C7yX0zSwfxGgjhRRVqbNrzPc%3D&reserved=0 > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > > > Virus-free. > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avast.com%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Capinter...>%7Cec6afbf895f54ae20c1b08dede875e08%7C31d4dbf540044469bfeedf294a9de150%7C0%7C0%7C639192871580892611%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LTQtEVwvPFlpS1pnhCFtaH%2FzXaRK%2BKKG5SBkEFHOAxM%3D&reserved=0 > > < > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avast.com%2Fsig-email%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dlink%26utm_campaign%3Dsig-email%26utm_content%3Dwebmail&data=05%7C02%<7Capinter...>%7Cec6afbf895f54ae20c1b08dede875e08%7C31d4dbf540044469bfeedf294a9de150%7C0%7C0%7C639192871580950370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BPxYV60CUGkNds0wZGyWwhs0tOD0W7piCkfsyv2fMOA%3D&reserved=0 > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM David P. Muth via groups.io <muthdp= > >> <gmail.com...> wrote: > >> > >> Here is the summary of the 1991 yard list challenge in the LOS News. > >> > >> > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flosbird.org%2Fdocuments%2Fnewsletters%2Flos_news_146_92apr.htm&data=05%7C02%<7Capinter...>%7Cec6afbf895f54ae20c1b08dede875e08%7C31d4dbf540044469bfeedf294a9de150%7C0%7C0%7C639192871581025350%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bjN13I%2BsBtLneZ015%2FN%2BEKytZYAsscK1HUExdPItXvE%3D&reserved=0 > <http://losbird.org/documents/newsletters/los_news_146_92apr.htm> > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Bill Fontenot via groups.io > >> <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote: > >> > >>> Nan, I well remember the year long yard list challenge! Wasn’t it our > old > >>> friend John Sevenair who initiated that? > >>> > >>> Living in the woods along Bayou Vermilion at the time I figured I’d do > >>> well — even vs Remsen, Cardiff, and Dittmann who were living in the > woods > >>> around Bayou Paul (Iberville parish). I worked my ass off to get to 100 > >> sp. > >>> That was my goal. I made it to 101. Felt smug — till I saw > >> Cardiff/Dittmann > >>> post something like 199. > >>> > >>> Them was fun times! > >>> > >>> Bill Fontenot > >>> 500 Saint Catherine St. > >>> Lafayette, LA 70506 > >>> > >>>> On Jul 9, 2026, at 12:01 PM, Nancy L Newfield via groups.io <nancy= > >>> <casacolibri.net...> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> LABIRDers, > >>>> > >>>> Who among us doesn't keep lists? Life list? Country list? State list > >> on > >>>> down to parish and yard? I've kept lists of birds that I've seen even > >>>> before my husband and I moved into our current residence in old > >> Metairie > >>> in > >>>> 1970 . . . and I've regretted not keeping a list earlier than that . . > >> . > >>>> OCD anyone? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Well, over the years, listing has been everything from casual to > manic, > >>>> mostly manic. I recall LOS once 'sponsoring' a yard list challenge. > >> No, > >>> I > >>>> think the year was 1990 or 1991. Anyone recall? > >>>> > >>>> Of course, the more one tallies, the less there is to tally though > >> we've > >>>> added more species to the Louisiana list. I was pleased to add a > >> flyover > >>>> Limpkin to my yard list while having morning coffee in 2025. What > more > >>> can > >>>> one hope for??? > >>>> > >>>> On 5 July, very unexpectedly, I looked out of the back window of my > >>> office > >>>> AND, THERE WAS AN ADULT PURPLE GALLINULE!!! Score. > >>>> > >>>> It didn't show the next day, so I thought it was indeed a fluke, but > >> I've > >>>> gotten brief views every day since. > >>>> > >>>> Maybe LOS should have another yard list challenge for 2027? > >>>> > >>>> NLN > >>>> -- > >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >>>> Nancy L Newfield > >>>> Casa Colibrí > >>>> Metairie, Louisiana USA > >>>> <nancy...> > >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> David P. Muth > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE: This message, including all attachments transmitted with it, is > intended solely for the use of the Addressee(s) and may contain information > that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and/or EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the > information contained herein is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this > communication in error, please destroy all copies of the message, whether > in electronic or hard copy format, as well as attachments and immediately > contact the sender by replying to this email or contact the sender at the > telephone numbers listed above. Thank you! > -- David P. Muth -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3120): https://groups.io/g/labird/message/3120 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120193614/858290 Group Owner: labird+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/labird/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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