It's pretty wonderful for us no matter what level of birder we are.   I hope you all don't mind another non-birding post because I would like to share about another way I use the list serv:

I have been reading yesterday and today's posts to my mom, who loves birds and is visiting me this week.  She has a memory problem and cannot read very well anymore, but she has enjoyed what I have read to her from your posts to the list serv.  Her whole face lights up when I read her your descriptions.  She can't remember what she had for lunch, but she knows what a turkey looks like, the flight pattern of a woodpecker, and how an eagle preys on ducks.  Thank you for enriching her life.

Misspelt by me & my iPad

> On Jan 9, 2015, at 4:21 PM, Connie Snyder <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> ​Not only do reports of sightings assist others in knowing where to look for what (my first Wood Duck resulted from learning of Chaffee Sanctuary via this list) but the occasional behavioral descriptions, such as today's exchange regarding Bald Eagles and ducks and Michael Quinn's description of gabbling Wild Turkeys are entertaining as well as educational for novices such as myself.  Thank you.
> 
> Connie Snyder
> **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************

****************************************************************
To post messages, send e-mail to:  [log in to unmask]
Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages.
To contact the list owner:  [log in to unmask]
----------------------------------------------------------------
Web based archives and subscription management are available at:
http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html
****************************************************************