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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 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. *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 "Subscriptions" * 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 (yes this can be done) * Sometimes people end up with more than one account that they should merge into one. To merge account@old into account@new, do the following. * Go to to your account@old settings as explained in Steps 1-4 above. * 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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Welcome
Welcome to Santa Barbara County Birding. Please feel free to post messages to the group whenever you have bird related items to share such as an unusual sighting, to comment on something posted, or to
Welcome to Santa Barbara County Birding. Please feel free to post messages to the group whenever you have bird related items to share such as an unusual sighting, to comment on something posted, or to
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7/25 SM River mouth
Hello, While checking out the shorebird situation at the Santa Maria River estuary this morning, I had a single juvenile Baird's Sandpiper. It was on the mud at the southeast end nearer the parking lo
Hello, While checking out the shorebird situation at the Santa Maria River estuary this morning, I had a single juvenile Baird's Sandpiper. It was on the mud at the southeast end nearer the parking lo
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jcwings@pronet.net
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Santa Maria River Estuary, 25 July 1999
Hello Nascent E-Group: We (Dave Compton, Morgan Ball, Melissa Kelly, and I) met Jamie Chavez at the estuary and he alerted us to what he suspected was a Semipalmated Sandpiper and a Baird's Sandpiper.
Hello Nascent E-Group: We (Dave Compton, Morgan Ball, Melissa Kelly, and I) met Jamie Chavez at the estuary and he alerted us to what he suspected was a Semipalmated Sandpiper and a Baird's Sandpiper.
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Mark Holmgren
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Figueroa Mtn. - Pino Alto Picnic Area
Figueroa Mtn. - Pino Alto Picnic Area Mist netting and banding at Pino Alto Picnic Area (Figueroa Mtn.) this morning I caught an adult Northern pigmy owl (great little bird). Couldn't tell gender. Int
Figueroa Mtn. - Pino Alto Picnic Area Mist netting and banding at Pino Alto Picnic Area (Figueroa Mtn.) this morning I caught an adult Northern pigmy owl (great little bird). Couldn't tell gender. Int
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Paloma Nieto
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The Two Photos of Cuckoo from SLO Co.
Last week I sent to Steve Laymon digital photos of the two Yellow-billed Cuckoos that have been captured and banded in SLO Co. this summer. He viewed them and wrote the message below. Perhaps Paloma w
Last week I sent to Steve Laymon digital photos of the two Yellow-billed Cuckoos that have been captured and banded in SLO Co. this summer. He viewed them and wrote the message below. Perhaps Paloma w
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Mark Holmgren
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Tropical Kingbird at the SB Bird Refuge 3 messages
Dick Norton, Topanga, CA ae327@... submitted the report below of a TK at the BR. Following that is response from Paul Lehman. Karen exhorts us to find a Couch's Kingbird! Mark ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Tropical
Dick Norton, Topanga, CA ae327@... submitted the report below of a TK at the BR. Following that is response from Paul Lehman. Karen exhorts us to find a Couch's Kingbird! Mark ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Tropical
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Mark Holmgren
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Santa Maria River 7/30
I spent two hours this morning down at the Santa Maria River mouth. The onshore ocean breeze started just as I arrived, but did not increase to the intensity that I was feeling on the SLOCO coast the
I spent two hours this morning down at the Santa Maria River mouth. The onshore ocean breeze started just as I arrived, but did not increase to the intensity that I was feeling on the SLOCO coast the
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Early Date Forster's Tern juv 2 messages
Hi Folks, Kevin Lafferty took and transmitted a digital photo today of 2 Least Terns foraging at Devereux Slough mouth. That prompted me to look at Goleta Beach and Goleta Bay for terns. There were 6
Hi Folks, Kevin Lafferty took and transmitted a digital photo today of 2 Least Terns foraging at Devereux Slough mouth. That prompted me to look at Goleta Beach and Goleta Bay for terns. There were 6
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Mark Holmgren
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No. Shrike
Is anyone aware of Northern Shrike records from eastern SLOco? SW Kern co?
Is anyone aware of Northern Shrike records from eastern SLOco? SW Kern co?
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brad hines
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Figueroa Mtn.
Figueroa Mtn. Figueroa Mtn. was pretty slow this morning (only 5 birds were banded in 6 hours). I did however, net and band a hatch year Hermit Warbler (passing through I'm sure as I haven't seen or h
Figueroa Mtn. Figueroa Mtn. was pretty slow this morning (only 5 birds were banded in 6 hours). I did however, net and band a hatch year Hermit Warbler (passing through I'm sure as I haven't seen or h
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Paloma Nieto
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Shorebirds
Hello all: I birded the SMRE yesterday morning from 7-9. Not much change from last week: at least three SemiSand continue along with three juv Bairds. Most interesting to have juv SeSa feeding with no
Hello all: I birded the SMRE yesterday morning from 7-9. Not much change from last week: at least three SemiSand continue along with three juv Bairds. Most interesting to have juv SeSa feeding with no
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brad hines
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Mist netting and banding
Mist netting and banding Mist netting at Chorro Flats today didn't produce any rarities but we did mist net 105 birds (a record for the site). Lots of Common yellowthroats (immatures and adults) and S
Mist netting and banding Mist netting at Chorro Flats today didn't produce any rarities but we did mist net 105 birds (a record for the site). Lots of Common yellowthroats (immatures and adults) and S
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Paloma Nieto
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deja vu
Good afternoon to all, Apparently things are slow to change at SMRE. The Sunday morning highlights include: three SemiSandpipers,one Red Knot,two Bairds,and many juv Leasts and Westerns. No tiny SemiP
Good afternoon to all, Apparently things are slow to change at SMRE. The Sunday morning highlights include: three SemiSandpipers,one Red Knot,two Bairds,and many juv Leasts and Westerns. No tiny SemiP
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brad hines
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Sunday
From the Santa Maria river mouth via Brad Hines The Sunday morning highlights include: three SemiSandpipers,one Red Knot,two Bairds,and many juv Leasts and Westerns
From the Santa Maria river mouth via Brad Hines The Sunday morning highlights include: three SemiSandpipers,one Red Knot,two Bairds,and many juv Leasts and Westerns
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Gene Lynch
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Central Coast Birding Trail
Congratulations to Jamie Chavez for creating the Santa Barbara County Birding Group. As reports of migrating birds begin to filter in from local hotspots it's a good time to start thinking about formi
Congratulations to Jamie Chavez for creating the Santa Barbara County Birding Group. As reports of migrating birds begin to filter in from local hotspots it's a good time to start thinking about formi
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Gene Lynch
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report Friday Morning 3 messages
There were 10 Least Terns (1 juv.) on the beach just west of the "Dune Pond" which is just west of Devereaux. There were also 25 Snowy Plovers in the dry sand. There are 100+ hummingbirds at our house
There were 10 Least Terns (1 juv.) on the beach just west of the "Dune Pond" which is just west of Devereaux. There were also 25 Snowy Plovers in the dry sand. There are 100+ hummingbirds at our house
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postbreeders and misc. 2 messages
Hello, First of all, it might be time for an update on the sbcobirding group. There are now 45 subscribers to this listserve in just about two weeks time. Thank you for your interest and participation
Hello, First of all, it might be time for an update on the sbcobirding group. There are now 45 subscribers to this listserve in just about two weeks time. Thank you for your interest and participation
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jcwings@pronet.net
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Curlew Sandpiper at Goleta Sewage Treatment Plant
Last evening, an adult Curlew Sandpiper in nearly complete breeding plumage was found at the Goleta Sewage Plant on William Moffet Place (between the airport and Goleta Beach). The plant can be reache
Last evening, an adult Curlew Sandpiper in nearly complete breeding plumage was found at the Goleta Sewage Plant on William Moffet Place (between the airport and Goleta Beach). The plant can be reache
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Karen Bridgers
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Curlew Sandpiper in Santa Barbara
An adult Curlew Sandpiper in almost full breeding plumage was found late yesterday at the Goleta Sewage Treatment Plant. The bird was still present this morning, but is quite skittish. The treatment p
An adult Curlew Sandpiper in almost full breeding plumage was found late yesterday at the Goleta Sewage Treatment Plant. The bird was still present this morning, but is quite skittish. The treatment p
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Guy Tingos
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