BIRD WATCHING LISTSERVS
Be Forewarned!
If you subscribe to all of them except the non-North American and foreign
language lists you will get over 400 messages a day!
BIRD WATCHING
LISTSERVS
The
following is a list of bird-related e-mail discussion groups (called listservs). Individuals may subscribe to any of these
lists and they will receive all messages posted to the group. Some listservs generate as many as 100 messages a day, but most
have far fewer. A few of the lists are not specific to birds but are
included because bird related topics appear in the discussion. There are also
many listservs that are discussions of policy and the
environment and environmental politics. Unless I am aware that they
regularly include specific discussions about birds, they are not included.
For each of the listservs below there are three lines. The first is
the name of the listserv. A short explanation is included. These
are NOT reviews, they are explanations. The second is the e-mail address you
use to subscribe to the listserv. The third line is the message you send to
subscribe. Where it says "Your Name," type in your
own name, without the quotation marks. Do not put any message in
the subject line of your e-mail. The only information your need is the
message, in the body of the e-mail. Some listserv requests are case
sensitive: that is, they require careful reproduction of caps and lowercase
letters in the subscription message.
If you try and subscribe to any
of these lists and get error messages, check the address carefully. Even an
unwanted or inadvertent space can cause an error. I have sent subscription
messages successfully to every one of the lists except for non-North American
ones and ones in
foreign languages. They all work as of this date (March 1, 1998). If you
have additions, updates, or corrections, please send them to Rick Blom at rblom@blazie.com
Aliens-l: Discussion of alien and introduced species of birds and other
organisms
subscription: ssc-mgr@indaba.iucn.org
message subscribe Aliens-l
ARBIRD-L: Discussion of
subscription: listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu
message: subscribe arbird-l Your Name
AUDUBON-CHAT: Discussion list for National Audubon Society
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe audubon-chat
AVIFAUNA: Discussion of neotropical
birds
subscription: listasrcp@rcp.net.pe
message: add your e-mail address avifauna
AviMonde: Discusssion
of birds, in French
subscription: majordomo@cedep.net
message: subscribe AVIMONDE your e-mail address
AZ-NM CHAT: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDWG05 Your Name
BBRR: Daily totals from the Lakewatch at
subscription: lawleylists@lawley-tigger.it.rit.edu
,
message: subscribe birders your name
BIRDCHAT: General discussion of North American birds and bird watching.
subscription to: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDCHAT Your Name
BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE FORUM LISTSERVER" (BRCF-L) Avian
records committees review and judge observational reports of rare or unusual
birds for defined geographic or political jurisdictions. The Bird Records
Committee Forum provides an electronic listserver
venue to share information on records committee operational and policy
issues. Discussion on these topics is invited. This Forum is open to the
public - current, past or future committee members are welcome--as well as
anyone with an interest in how these committees function. Subscription
via the web Interface. Visit the
http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/brcf-l.html
Follow the directions to join the list. Subscription via Listserv
e-mail commands. Send an e-mail message to the listserver
address. Mailto:listserv@listserv.indiana.edu
Send the
following message:
SUBSCRIBE BRCF-L yourfirstname yourlastname
(substitute your own name, of
course).
BIRDHAWK: Discussion list of the North American Hawk Migration
Association. During migration includes daily totals from a great many hawkwatches.
subscription: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
message: SUBSCRIBE BIRDHAWK Your Name
BIRDCNTR: Transcriptions of rare bird alerts for the central US and
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDCNTR Your Name
BIRDEAST: Transciptions of rare bird alerts for
the eastern US and
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDEAST Your Name
bird_rba: Information on rare birds of
continental importance
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe bird_rba your name
BIRDWEST: Transcription of rare bird alerts for the western US and
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDWEST Your Name
BIRDBAND: Discussion of bird banding, with periodic posting from the
USF&WS Bird Banding Laboratory
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDBAND Your Name
Bird Feeder: Discussion of backyard bird watching
subscription: birdfeeder-request@userhome.com
message: subscribe
BIRD TRIP: Postings of trip reports from traveling bird watchers
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDTRIP your name
Birders at UM: Discussion about birds in
subscription: subscribe_birders@umich.edu
message: Not an automated system. Request that you be subscribed.
BIRDING-AUS: Discussion of birds in
subscription: majordomo@deakin.edu.au
message: subscribe birding-aus
BIRDING - Northern California: Discussion of birds in northern
subscription: listproc@mail.mother.com
message: subscribe birding your name
Bloomington-birds: Discussion of birds around
subscription: majordomo@ucs.indiana.edu
message: subscribe bloomington-birds
BW: Discussion of birds and bird watching in
subscription: listproc@wasp.bio.metu.tr
message: subscribe BW Your Name
CALBIRD: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@pterodroma.kiwi.net
message: subscribe Calbird
Carolinabirds: Discussion of birds in
North and
subscription: majordomo@acpub.duke.edu
message: subscribe carolinabirds
CAVNET: Scientific discussion list on cavity-nesting
birds
subscription: listserv@uvvm.uvic.ca
message: subscribe CAVNET your name
CAYUGABIRDS-L: Discussion of birds in upstate
subscription: listproc@cornell.edu
message: subscribe cayugabirds-l Your Real Name
COBIRDS: Discussion of birds in
To subscribe to COBirds either send a blank e-mail message to:
join-cobirds@lists.cfo-link.org
Or go to:
http://lists.cfo-link.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=cobirds
Archives can be read without a password at:
http://lists.cfo-link.org:8080/read/?forum=cobirdsFor the first time, COBirds will be available as a secure newsgroup at: news://lists.cfo-link.org/cobirds
Admin Contact: Rachel Hopper: rhopper@cfo-link.org
EAGLE-NET: Scientific discussion list on eagles
subscription: majordomo@unixg.ubc.ca
message: subscribe EAGLE-NET
EBN (EuroBirdNet): Discussion of European birds
and bird watching, including identification.
send subscription request to Martin Helin Martin.Helin@otax.hut.fi
(This is not an automatic listserv. Your request will be answered and you
will be added to the list.)
FWS-SHOREBIRDS: Discussion list of the Shorebirds Sister School
Program.
Postings from school groups about shorebirds.
subscription: majordomo@www.fws.gov
message: subscribe FWS-SHOREBIRDS
subscription: listproc@listproc.cc.geneseo.edu
message: sub geneseebirds-l Your
Name
GermanBirdNet: Discussion of wild birds
in or near
subscription: Majordomo@RRZE.Uni-Erlangen.DE
message: subscribe GermanBirdNet
HUMMER: Discussion about hummingbirds
subscription: Majordomo@Majordomo.Esosoft.com:
subscribe hummers rblom@blazie.com
HUMNET-L: Very active discussion list about hummingbirds
subscription: listserv@listserv.lsu.edu
message: subscribe humnet-l Your Name
IBET: Discussion of birds in
subscription: Q4BIRDS@aol.com
message: subscription is manual, so send a note asking to be put on the IBET
list and include your name and e-mail address
ID-Frontiers: Discussion about highly difficult bird identification
issues, mostly related to North America.
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDWG01 Your Name
IBN-L: Irish Bird Network
subscription: listserv@listserv.hea.ie
message: subscribe IBN-L your name
KSBIRD-L: Discussion of birds and related topics in
Subscription: listserv@listserv.ksu.edu
message: sub KSBIRD-L Your Name
LABIRD-L: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@listserv.lsu.edu
message: subscribe labird-l Your Name
MARVADEL: Discussion of birds of
send request to John Tebbutt (marvadel-request@osi.ncsl.nist.gov)
MDOsprey: Discussion of
subscription: listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com
message: subscribe mdosprey subscriber_name
MASSBIRD: A discussion of birds in
subscription: majordomo@world.std.com
message: subscribe massbird your e-mail address
MD-SMAS-GENERAL: Discussion of
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe md-smas-general Your Name
Mex - Bird: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe mex-bird your name
mich-listers:
rarity reports from
subscription: listproc@envirolink.org
message: subscribe mich-listers your name
moo-listers:
rarity reports from
subscription: listproc@envirolink.org
message: subscribe moo-listers your name
MissBird: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu
message: subscribe missbird firstname
lastname
MnBirdNet: Discussion of birds in
subscription: MnBird-request@linux.winona.msus.edu
message: subscribe
subscription: majordomo@bionet.ucsc.edu
message: subscribe mbb your email address
Nathistory-India: Discussion of birds,
animals, and plants of the Indian subcontinent
subscription: listproc@lists.princeton.edu
message: subscribe nathistory-india your_email_address your_name
NatureNB: Discussion of birds and
natural history in
(messages can be in either French or English)
subscription: listserv@listserv.unb.ca
message: subscribe NatureNB your name
NatureNS: Discussion of birds and
natural history in
subscription: majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca
message: subscribe NatureNS your e-mail address
NeBirds: Discussion of
mailto:AutoShare@rip.physics.unk.edu
http://rip.physics.unk.edu
NW-Pelagics: Discussion of pelagic birds and
bird watching from
to
subscription: majordomo@teleport.com
message: subscribe nw_pelagics-L
NYSBirds-L: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listproc@CORNELL.EDU
message: subscribe NYSBirds-L your real name
OBOL: Discussion of birds in
subscription: ListServ@mail.orst.edu
message: SUBSCRIBE obol Your Name
OCNET: Previously AOUNET. The discussion list for the Ornithological
Council, including AOU, WOS, and COU.
subscription: impepper@u.arizona.edu
message: subscribe OCNET your name
subscription: listproc@envirolink.org
message: subscribe ohio-birds your name
ONEIDABIRDS: Discussion of birds in central
subscription: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
message: SUBSCRIBE ONEIDABIRDS your name
ONTBIRDS: All Ontario birding hotlines, major
birding hotspots and hawkwatches are being invited to
post their regular updates and, especially, rare bird reports, to ONTBIRDS. In
addition, hotlines in cities/areas bordering on our province, which regularly
carry information about sightings in Ontario, have been invited to do the same.
To subscribe to ONTBIRDS: send an email (be sure to use lower case letters)
to:
majordomo@hwcn.org Leave
the subject or title of the email blank. In the body of the email,
type:
subscribe ontbirds
and on the next line type end
ORNITH-L: Scientific discussion of ornithology
subscription: listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu
message: subscribe ORNITH-L Your Name
ORNITHO-QC: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listes@endirect.qc.ca
message: subscribe ornitho-qc
PTAKI (BIRDS): Discussion of birds in Poland. Most messages in Polish
subscription : listserv@amu.edu.pl
message: Subscribe PTAKI your nam
PABirds: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe pabirds
Carmen T. Santasania,
List Owner
Raptor Repertoire: Discussion list about all aspects of raptors,
including falconry
subscription: Majordomo@theriver.com
message: subscribe raptors
RiverBird: Discussion of birds in states
on the
subscription: riverbird-request@linux.winona.msus.edu
message: subscribe
SABirdNet: Discussion of birds in
subscription: maizer@listserv.und.ac.za
message: subscribe sabirdnet Full Name (or
unsubscribe sabirdnet)
SDBirds: Discussion of birds and
butterflies in San Diego and Imperial Counties, California, and Baja
California, Mexico.
subscription: listcaster@basiclink.com
message: SUBSCRIBE SDBirds
SEPART-L: Neotropical migratory birds in
southeastern U.S.
subscription: listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu
message: subscribe SEPART-L your name
SE_Mich Bird-list: Rarity reports for SE
Michigan. Not a chat group.
subscription: request-se_mi-birdlist@umich.edu
message: Not an automated system. Just request that you be subscribed.
SEABIRD-L: Scientific discussion list about seabirds
subscription: listserver@uct.ac.za
message: SUBSCRIBE SEABIRD Your Name
subscription: send short message to Dan Tallman at
tallmand@wolf.northern.edu
subscription: majordomo@igc.org
message: subscribe sd-birds
subscription: majordomo@mail.avcnet.org
Message subscribe
STATE COLLEGE BIRD CLUB: Discussion of birds around State College in
central
subscription: listserv@lists.psu.edu
message: subscribe scbirdcl your name
TAXACOM: Discussion of biological systematics,
with some bird coverage
subscription: LISTSERV@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU
message: subscribe taxacom your name
TEEN BIRDCHAT: Bird discussion list for teenagers and adults who deal
with
teen birders
subscription: teenbirdinfo@nbhc.com
message: This is not an automated list. Send a message to the e-mail address
for informatiom. Include your name, location
and age.
TITNET: Scientific discussion list for Parids
(Chickadees) and other cavity nesters
subscription: listserver@relay.doit.wisc.edu
message: subscribe TitNet (Your Name)
TWEETERS: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listproc@lists.u.washington.edu
message: subscribe tweeters Your Real Name
TEXBIRDS: Discussion of birds in
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe AUDUBON-TEXAS-BIRDS
UKBIRDNET: Discussion of birds in the
subscription: ukbirdnet-request@dcs.bbk.ac.uk
message: subscribe ukbirdnet Your Name
WADERS-L: Shorebird discussion group
subscription: listserver@uct.ac.za:
message: SUBSCRIBE WADERS-L YOUR NAME
WISBIRDN: Discussion of birds in
subscription: wisbirdn-request@lawrence.edu
message: SUBSCRIBE wisbirdn your name
WORGNET: Women in Ornithology Resource Group
subscription: listserv@sivm.si.edu
message: subscribe WORGNET your name
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