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v><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>It has allo --14dae934097b8558f404be0f43fd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi all, I also didn't know the NSBS had a Facebook page. I have just applied to join the group, as I already have a Facebook account. I also agree that method of communicating info about birds and nature in NS are becoming rather fragmented - i.e. now, to really find out what's going on, I need to look at e-mails from NatureNS and NS-RBA, and now Facebook groups for NatureNS and also NSBS. If I want to report something, I'm expected to do it on EBird, NatureNS, NSBS to Lance, and now 2 Facebook pages. If I want to show some pictures to the most people, I have to upload them to my Smugmug account, then send several different e-mails, put a link on my own Facebook page, and now 2 others, plus the photo section of NS-RBA. By the time I have done all this there's no time left for birding! It would be very nice if the board of the NSBS would widely disseminate the info about the Facebook page, and it would be nice to have a single method , preferred by everyone on the internet, to most efficiently communicate all this stuff. In addition to all this, then there's the NSBS magazine, which I still like to read. Interesting that despite all this so-called internet efficiency, many people still apparently don't know about either the Facebook page or the Spring migration count. My 2c. worth. Richard On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Dear Everyone: > > The wonderful thing about the Face book group (216 members and more are > added each week) is that there seems to be a sense of community of > interest. Why we just finished having a Shorebird ID contest, followed by > a Warbler ID contest and folks are posting pictures of what they saw that > day. We also follow the antics of "Chimney" who by the way has his own > page, along with "Snowbird", "Little Wing" and "Snowberry"-all starlings > (one of whom was orphaned and hand raised by one of our members). Vogel, > the Common Gallinule at Red Bridge Pond is a star attraction. The biggest > success is that we now have members who are all over NS, Atlantic Canada, > some in the States and at least one in Europe who is planning a trip to > Cape Breton. > > We post about upcoming NSBS field trips and other tidbits of information. > > It has allowed beginner birders who may have been a bit too shy about > saying how little they knew about birds to be involved and learn more. > There is no pressure to twitch or to create lists. People are free to > post pictures (all of them are good) and to ask questions such as what > should we put on the windows to prevent strikes. We have pictures of > common birds such as starlings and of very rare birds such as golden-winged > and prothonotary warblers. People are very helpful to each other and the > group is a wonderful social networking tool that has, I believe, > increased the profile of the NSBS. > > You can join if you want or not if you don't want to. > > Tuma Young > PS. We are not the only one who have a Facebook group: Nova Scotia Nature > Trust and a variety of others groups do. > > > Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej. > (Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) > ------------------------------ > *From:* "fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca" <fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Cc:* andy dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2012 5:10:52 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Spring Migration Bird Count -- WHERE IS THE > INFO? > > I would say it is much more a way of keeping up with the times. > > I rarely get emails from anyone other than NatureNS and businesses that I > get occasional updates from. > > All of the people I communicate with regularly have moved on to Face Book, > Face Book chat or messaging and texting. Even my 75+ year old aunt has > moved over to Face Book for communication. > > Marian Fulton > Hantsport NS > > > ---- andy dean <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > A great example of " If it ain't broke don't fix it".There are so many > electronic means of communicating now that things are getting > confused....For many years we all had the bird count information without a > problem > > > > Andy and Lelia Dean > > 86 Baden Powell Drive > > Kentville, N.S. > > (902) 678-6243 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Helene Van Doninck > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:22 PM > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Spring Migration Bird Count -- WHERE IS THE > INFO? > > > > > > The NSBS facebook page has been up and running for a while now. Tuma > and I are the admins and membership is up over 200, many of whom are active > participants. It's become a fun place for people to ask questions, post > pics and generally share bird info. Anyone can join as long as you have a > facebook account, which anyone can have. > > Helene > > > > On Apr 19, 2012 3:04 PM, <fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > > While Face Book pages are not "public" you need only join and never > post anything on your own Face Book page to have access. Setting up an > account only requires limited information and an email address. If you are > uncomfortable giving your usual email address set up a new email account > with one of the online free ones. Again you do not need to actually use it > for anything other than Face Book. > > > > People need to only use a little common sense in what they post on > Face Book and who they accept as "Friends" to be safe on Face Book. > > > > Marian Fulton > > Hantsport NS > > > > and a long time Face Book user. > > > > ---- Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > Unfortunately, it should be made public for anyone > > > . > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:04, Elizabeth Doull < > edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> > > > wrote: > > > > > > NSBS Facebook?? Never knew there is one? > > > > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/nsbirdsociety/ > > > > > > Blake Maybank > > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, Port Williams, NS, Canada st