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thanks Richard - not the first time I have used the wrong name there :)
We need something like a NS birder's HootSuite to manage all these things:

Facebook
Twitter
naturens
NS-RBA
eBird
Flickr
Smugmug
...


cheers,


On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just to be accurate, Lightbox and Lightroom are 2 different items of
> software, and the Alpenglow plugin referred to in James's post refers to
> Lightroom. I might give it a try later as I use Lightroom regularly to
> process all my Raw photo files, but it does look rather complex - as do the
> rest of James's suggestions, at least to me (and I don't use Twitter). But
> I do use the app called BirdLog NA on my smartphone, which allows me to
> very quickly input sightings into Ebird in the field, and in real time or
> within a few minutes. Then, at least for now, I can later upload photos to
> Flickr then into Ebird, and I can separately put them in my Smugmug account
> and refer to that on NS-RBA, Facebook or NatureNS. All rather time
> consuming. One of the joys of birding is to share observations, but it's
> getting a bit complicated!
>
> Richard
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:14 AM, James Churchill <
> jameslchurchill@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi folks,
>>
>>
>>
>> In eBird, under 'My eBird, Manage my Observations'...choose the 'share'
>> option and using the icons on the right you can 'send link via Facebook or
>> Twitter':
>> (you can also get here once you submit a checklist on the eBird site)
>>
>> The *Twitter *'auto text' of the sighting is a bit cumbersome and does
>> not indicate species in the list so I changed to the following using bitly
>> (one of a number of url shortening websites: bitly.com) to shorten the
>> url:
>>
>> "eBirdList: ForestHillRd,KentvilleNS,Mar27 - NOCA, PISI, PUFI
>> http://bit.ly/1gZYR0b"
>>
>> In the *Facebook *option, using the dropdown menu at the top left, you
>> can choose to 'share with group' then to the right of the dropdown menu
>> start typing in 'Nova Scotia Bird Society' and it should come up.
>> Unfortunately, you can not change the auto-text that eBird provides (to my
>> knowledge? and an eBird logo is needed on this!!) but in the box that says
>> 'Say something about this' you can add notable species or other comments.
>>
>> In both cases (Facebook and Twitter) the link takes you to the eBird
>> checklist which contains a link to a map of the location. Presumably any
>> photos you uploaded with the checklist would also be observable here, or,
>> in Facebook or Twitter, you could then upload a photo if desired to
>> accompany the post.
>>
>> This could possibly reduce some redundancy in our posting-efforts but the
>> link to the checklist also serves as a DOI or unique identifier of the
>> sightings to help folks recognize repeat observations. While all details of
>> the hypothetical Crested Caracara at 28 Forest Hill Rd, Kenvtille (note:
>> 'hypothetical') would not be there directly on the Facebook
>> post/Twitter/email, you could easily trace them.
>>
>> Conceptually, the "e-telephone tree" could start at eBird in most cases
>> and then radiate from there...
>> However, I agree fully with Andy that there is a need, and good resources
>> available (human and non-human), to parse observations from the NSBS
>> Facebook feed and also get them onto the NSBS site.
>>
>> Incidentally, photographers should also check out this neat post on
>> getting photo records into eBird using a plugin in Lightbox:
>> http://alpenglow.info/lightroombirding/ - a concept that could be
>> applied to other photo software and sites...
>>
>> cheers,
>> James.
>>
>> --
>> James Churchill
>> Kentville, Nova Scotia
>> jameslchurchill@gmail.com
>> (902) 681-2374
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> sternrichard@gmail.com
> ###################
>



-- 
James Churchill
Kentville, Nova Scotia
jameslchurchill@gmail.com
(902) 681-2374

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<div dir=3D"ltr">thanks Richard - not the first time I have used the wrong =
name there :)<div>We need something like a NS birder&#39;s HootSuite to man=
age all these things:</div><div><br></div><div>Facebook</div><div>Twitter</=
div>

<div>naturens</div><div>NS-RBA</div><div>eBird</div><div>Flickr</div><div>S=
mugmug</div><div>...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>cheers,<b=
r></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 2=
7, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Richard Stern <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>&gt;</s=
pan> wrote:<br>



<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>=
Just to be accurate, Lightbox and Lightroom are 2 different items of softwa=
re, and the Alpenglow plugin referred to in James&#39;s post refers to Ligh=
troom. I might give it a try later as I use Lightroom regularly to process =
all my Raw photo files, but it does look rather complex - as do the rest of=
 James&#39;s suggestions, at least to me (and I don&#39;t use Twitter). But=
 I do use the app called BirdLog NA on my smartphone, which allows me to ve=
ry quickly input sightings into Ebird in the field, and in real time or wit=
hin a few minutes. Then, at least for now, I can later upload photos to Fli=
ckr then into Ebird, and I can separately put them in my Smugmug account an=
d refer to that on NS-RBA, Facebook or NatureNS. All rather time consuming.=
 One of the joys of birding is to share observations, but it&#39;s getting =
a bit complicated!<br>





<br></div>Richard<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:14 AM, James Churchill <span dir=3D"ltr"=
>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslc=
hurchill@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>





<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">hi folks,&nbsp;<div><br></d=
iv><br><div><br></div><div>In eBird, under &#39;My eBird, Manage my Observa=
tions&#39;...choose the &#39;share&#39; option and using the icons on the r=
ight you can &#39;send link via Facebook or Twitter&#39;:</div>





<div>(you can also get here once you submit a checklist on the eBird site)<=
/div>

<div><br></div><div>The <b>Twitter </b>&#39;auto text&#39; of the sighting =
is a bit cumbersome and does not indicate species in the list so I changed =
to the following using bitly (one of a number of url shortening websites: <=
a href=3D"http://bitly.com" target=3D"_blank">bitly.com</a>) to shorten the=
 url:<br>







</div><div><br></div><div>&quot;eBirdList: ForestHillRd,KentvilleNS,Mar27 &=
ndash; NOCA, PISI, PUFI <a href=3D"http://bit.ly/1gZYR0b" target=3D"_blank"=
>http://bit.ly/1gZYR0b</a>&quot;<br></div><div><br></div><div>In the&nbsp;<=
b>Facebook </b>option, using the dropdown menu at the top left, you can cho=
ose to &#39;share with group&#39; then to the right of the dropdown menu st=
art typing in &#39;Nova Scotia Bird Society&#39; and it should come up. Unf=
ortunately, you can not change the auto-text that eBird provides (to my kno=
wledge? and an eBird logo is needed on this!!) but in the box that says &#3=
9;Say something about this&#39; you can add notable species or other commen=
ts.&nbsp;</div>







<div><br></div><div>In both cases (Facebook and Twitter) the link takes you=
 to the eBird checklist which contains a link to a map of the location. Pre=
sumably any photos you uploaded with the checklist would also be observable=
 here, or, in Facebook or Twitter, you could then upload a photo if desired=
 to accompany the post.</div>







<div><div><br></div><div>This could possibly reduce some redundancy in our =
posting-efforts but the link to the checklist also serves as a DOI or uniqu=
e identifier of the sightings to help folks recognize repeat observations. =
While all details of the hypothetical Crested Caracara at 28 Forest Hill Rd=
, Kenvtille (note: &#39;hypothetical&#39;) would not be there directly on t=
he Facebook post/Twitter/email, you could easily trace them.</div>







<div><br></div><div>Conceptually, the &quot;e-telephone tree&quot; could st=
art at eBird in most cases and then radiate from there...</div><div>However=
, I agree fully with Andy that there is a need, and good resources availabl=
e (human and non-human), to parse observations from the NSBS Facebook feed =
and also get them onto the NSBS site.</div>







<div><br></div><div>Incidentally, photographers should also check out this =
neat post on getting photo records into eBird using a plugin in Lightbox:&n=
bsp;<a href=3D"http://alpenglow.info/lightroombirding/" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttp://alpenglow.info/lightroombirding/</a> - a concept that could be applie=
d to other photo software and sites...</div>







<div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div>James.</div><span><font color=3D"#888=
888"><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr">J=
ames Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchi=
ll@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>







<a href=3D"tel:%28902%29%20681-2374" value=3D"+19026812374" target=3D"_blan=
k">(902) 681-2374</a><br><br><br><br></div>
</font></span></font></span></div></div><span><font color=3D"#888888">
</font></span></blockquote></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br clea=
r=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams,=
 NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>



###################
</font></span></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"=
ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslc=
hurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br><a h=
ref=3D"tel:%28902%29%20681-2374" value=3D"+19026812374" target=3D"_blank">(=
902) 681-2374</a><br>



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