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Dear all: This sticky post explains some best practices for managing your sbcobirding.groups.io account. The groups.io system is much more powerful than the old Yahoo one, and tweaking your settings c
Dear all: This sticky post explains some best practices for managing your sbcobirding.groups.io account. The groups.io system is much more powerful than the old Yahoo one, and tweaking your settings can make things much easier for you and for the moderators of the group. As the need the arises I will update this post. It is a "sticky", which means that it will always appear at the top of the posts, making it easier to find. Comments and questions about the information below are welcome. Thanks --Wim *Accessing your groups.io account * At groups.io your account name is your email address. One account can be a member of several groups. To go to your overall account settings, do the following: * Using a browser go to https://groups.io * If you are already logged in, your name should appear in the upper right corner. If not: select "Login In" and complete the log in procedure * You should now see a screen listing all your group subscriptions. * If you want to go to your account settings, select your name in the top right corner and select "Account". This should get you to a new page about your email, password, et cetera. *Changing the Frequency of Emails * To change the frequency with which you receive the sbcobirding posts, do the following: * Using a browser go to https://groups.io * If you are already logged in, your name should appear in the upper right corner. If not: select "Login In" and complete the log in procedure using your email address as your account name * You should now see a screen listing all your group subscriptions. Go to sbcobirding * At the top of the left column select "Subscription" * Under "Email Delivery" select your preferred frequency * Scroll down and hit the blue "Save" button And you're done. Adding automatic signature Your posts to sbcobirding are required to have a signature with your full name and place of residence. That way we have a proper record of who reported what when. It also enables future readers to contact you about your post if need be. Here's how you can set up your groups.io account to automatically attach a signature so that you can forget about this. * Go to your groups subscriptions as explained in Steps 1-3 above and select sbcobirding * At the top of the left column select "Subscription" * Scroll to the block "Signature" and select both "Use Signature For Web Posting" and "Use Signature for Email Posting" * Enter your personal signature in the box below that * Scroll down and hit the blue "Save" button And you're done. From now on, any post by you will automatically have the signature. *Changing your email address * To change the email address that you use to post to groups.io do not create a new account. Instead use the following steps. * Go to your account settings as explained in Steps 1-4 above. * In the left column select "Login". * Use the "Change Email" button to update your email address. This way your old posts will remain associated with your new address. If, instead, you create a whole new account for your new address, there is no connection between your old posts and your new address: it's as if there are two "You"s on groups.io. *Merging two accounts (preferred over deleting old accounts) * Sometimes people end up with more than one account that they should merge into one. Merging your old account into your new one is strongly preferred over simply deleting your old account. If you delete your old account your posts under that account become orphans without a proper sender-of-record. If you merge the accounts your old posts will be updated to have your new account name as the sender. The latter makes it easier for people to communicate with you about those old posts as they can still use "reply to sender." Also, if somebody wants to search for all posts by you, orphan posts will not show up. To merge account@old into account@new, do the following * Using a browser go to https://groups.io * Next you need to login to your old account. In the top right corner check if you are logged in your old account. If you are logged in your new account, use "Log Out". If you are not logged in, select to Log In. Once you are sure that you are logged in with your address account@old, continue. * In the top right corner under your name, select "Account" * In the left panel select "Login" * Now, in the main panel select the blue button "Change Email" and change the account@old email address into account@new and follow the subsequent instructions. Now all your @old posts will have moved to your account@new, and the account@old will have been removed. *Using several email addresses and one account* Some of us want to be able to post using different email addresses. Say that your groups.io account uses the address birder@gmail but you want also to be able to post using your other address worker@work. This does not require two separate accounts; instead do the following. * Go to you birder@gmail account settings as explained in Steps 1-4 above. * In the left column select "Login". * At the bottom of the page, select "Advanced Settings for Email Aliases" * Enter your worker@work address and select "+ Add Email Alias" Now if you post from your worker@work address groups.io will recognize that this address is an alias for birder@gmail and things will go through. If you have not set up an alias, groups.io will bounce your post as it does not recognize your address (unless you have another account for worker@work in which case: please merge your accounts). The issue of having more than one account versus one account with several email addresses can be confusing. Let me know if you want help with this. -- Wim van Dam (Solvang, CA) concierge at sbcobirding.groups.io
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Thanks Rob Am Bittern LLC, Cliff Swallow
Thank you to Rob Lindsey for inspiring me to hit Lake Los Carneros(And being one of my birding mentors). Found the American Bittern 3:23 sitting out in the open at the west side of the lake next to th
Thank you to Rob Lindsey for inspiring me to hit Lake Los Carneros(And being one of my birding mentors). Found the American Bittern 3:23 sitting out in the open at the west side of the lake next to th
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By Jay “Bluejay” Bishop
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Colson Canyon
All: I birded Colson Canyon today (at least to the campground where USFS had the road blocked). Nothing super exciting except I had 2 "tooting" Northern Pygmy Owls at the trailhead just below the camp
All: I birded Colson Canyon today (at least to the campground where USFS had the road blocked). Nothing super exciting except I had 2 "tooting" Northern Pygmy Owls at the trailhead just below the camp
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By John Deacon
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Am. Bittern at LLC
Birded around Lake Los Carneros this morning. Mostly uneventful but finally got to see the American Bittern as it flew from one reed bed to another across the bay at the west end of the dam. Could not
Birded around Lake Los Carneros this morning. Mostly uneventful but finally got to see the American Bittern as it flew from one reed bed to another across the bay at the west end of the dam. Could not
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By Robert Lindsay
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HArbor area and East Beach
I walked down to the Harbor from Shoreline Park this morning. It was a beautiful day for such a walk, but birding was slow. I walked out on the breakwater and sandspit but failed to turn up much of in
I walked down to the Harbor from Shoreline Park this morning. It was a beautiful day for such a walk, but birding was slow. I walked out on the breakwater and sandspit but failed to turn up much of in
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By Florence Sanchez
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Cassin's Kingbirds and Phainopepla
Good morning! The usual suspects were in attendance today outside my mother's back yard (Lesser Goldfinches, House Finches, House Sparrows, European Starlings, California Scrub Jays, Northern Mockingb
Good morning! The usual suspects were in attendance today outside my mother's back yard (Lesser Goldfinches, House Finches, House Sparrows, European Starlings, California Scrub Jays, Northern Mockingb
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By Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker)
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[eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert <daily> 13 messages
*** Species Summary: - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4 reports) - Hammond's Flycatcher (2 reports) - Yellow-headed Blackbird (1 report) - Bullock's Oriole (1 report) --------------------------------------
*** Species Summary: - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4 reports) - Hammond's Flycatcher (2 reports) - Yellow-headed Blackbird (1 report) - Bullock's Oriole (1 report) --------------------------------------
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Breeding Bird Study -- Year 6. And, What Have We Learned?
Our two smallest species and two of our largest birds are the first reported breeding birds in Santa Barbara County. Several Allen’s and Anna’s Hummingbirds are building their nests or incubating eggs
Our two smallest species and two of our largest birds are the first reported breeding birds in Santa Barbara County. Several Allen’s and Anna’s Hummingbirds are building their nests or incubating eggs
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By Mark Holmgren
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SB Zoo, Summer Tanager
I had a female type Summer Tanager in the SB zoo this morning at 9:45. It was near the pond with the big fish sculpture iIt was in a tree with purple berries and a palm tree growing up into it. Also t
I had a female type Summer Tanager in the SB zoo this morning at 9:45. It was near the pond with the big fish sculpture iIt was in a tree with purple berries and a palm tree growing up into it. Also t
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By Jay “Bluejay” Bishop
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Maria Ygnacio Creek
This AM I foraged along Maria Ygnacio Creek betwixt Atascadero Creek and Hollister Ave. I'd never been there before and found it to be refreshingly birdy compared to other places I've been recently; j
This AM I foraged along Maria Ygnacio Creek betwixt Atascadero Creek and Hollister Ave. I'd never been there before and found it to be refreshingly birdy compared to other places I've been recently; j
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By Bradley Hacker
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Day 7 Cassin's Kingbird feeding frenzy Lompoc
Hi again, all The Cassin's Kingbirds were still very busy this morning, feeding on the ivy berries that border my mother's back yard in Lompoc. I was able to get more photos of them aggressively flash
Hi again, all The Cassin's Kingbirds were still very busy this morning, feeding on the ivy berries that border my mother's back yard in Lompoc. I was able to get more photos of them aggressively flash
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By Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker)
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Spinus superfecta
Today, we have all 4 California Spinus species at our feeders: Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinches, 1 American Goldfinch, and 1 male and 1 female Lawrence’s Goldfinch. Guy Tingos Santa Barbara -- Guy Ting
Today, we have all 4 California Spinus species at our feeders: Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinches, 1 American Goldfinch, and 1 male and 1 female Lawrence’s Goldfinch. Guy Tingos Santa Barbara -- Guy Ting
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By Guy Tingos
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Continuing Hammond's Flycatcher on Arroyo Burro Creek
This morning at 10, George and I had good looks at the continuing Hammond's Flycatcher along Arroyo Burro Creek upstream from the Calle de los Amigos Bridge. We watched as it was fly catching near the
This morning at 10, George and I had good looks at the continuing Hammond's Flycatcher along Arroyo Burro Creek upstream from the Calle de los Amigos Bridge. We watched as it was fly catching near the
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By Gage Ricard
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Day Six Cassin's Kingbird Feeding Frenzy
They were out there in droves this morning (Lompoc's Crestview Terrace). I saw more than 20 this morning. A Red-tailed Hawk flew past and the American Crows went after it, then the kingbirds chased th
They were out there in droves this morning (Lompoc's Crestview Terrace). I saw more than 20 this morning. A Red-tailed Hawk flew past and the American Crows went after it, then the kingbirds chased th
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By Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker)
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Selasphorus hummingbird, Lompoc
Finally saw the first selasphorus hummer at my mother's hummingbird feeders in Lompoc today. Seems to be Allen's, as it is a bit smaller than a Rufous. I did not get a photo. Lisa Walker-Roseman -- Li
Finally saw the first selasphorus hummer at my mother's hummingbird feeders in Lompoc today. Seems to be Allen's, as it is a bit smaller than a Rufous. I did not get a photo. Lisa Walker-Roseman -- Li
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By Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker)
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Mono
I had a walk out to Mono yesterday from E Camino Cielo. 35-75F. Chaparral birds extremely quiet. Trees in S Ynez River and Mono Creek drainages just barely starting to leaf out. Dead quiet at Mono, wi
I had a walk out to Mono yesterday from E Camino Cielo. 35-75F. Chaparral birds extremely quiet. Trees in S Ynez River and Mono Creek drainages just barely starting to leaf out. Dead quiet at Mono, wi
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By Bradley Hacker
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Red-shouldered Hawks mating
This morning at LLC I observed Red-shouldered Hawks mating. https://ebird.org/checklist/S82383259 I looked for the American Bittern but could not find it. I did hear it call once in the reeds on the n
This morning at LLC I observed Red-shouldered Hawks mating. https://ebird.org/checklist/S82383259 I looked for the American Bittern but could not find it. I did hear it call once in the reeds on the n
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By Betsy Mooney
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North Campus Open Space
I birded this area this morning. Bird-wise, it was pretty sow but there were a couple of interesting sightings. There were no ducks in any of the channels but there were a few in the north ponds--Redh
I birded this area this morning. Bird-wise, it was pretty sow but there were a couple of interesting sightings. There were no ducks in any of the channels but there were a few in the north ponds--Redh
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By Florence Sanchez
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Goleta birds this morning
The Tennessee Warbler was present in the bottle brush tree right at the corner of Arroyo and Nueces at 7:45 AM. It was not vocalizing but not too difficult to find. The head pattern is not very strong
The Tennessee Warbler was present in the bottle brush tree right at the corner of Arroyo and Nueces at 7:45 AM. It was not vocalizing but not too difficult to find. The head pattern is not very strong
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By Steven Gaulin
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Farren Road
I hiked Farren Road this morning. Nothing remarkable here today though it was a beautiful morning for a hike. I did not see or hear Scott's Oriole or Common Ground-Dove today but I did hear a Roadrunn
I hiked Farren Road this morning. Nothing remarkable here today though it was a beautiful morning for a hike. I did not see or hear Scott's Oriole or Common Ground-Dove today but I did hear a Roadrunn
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By Florence Sanchez
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