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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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More from Santa Ynez Valley
Joan Lenz and I also birded the Valley today, concentrating on the Happy Canyon Area. It was a beautiful morning to be out. We spotted the flock of Cranes in the air over N. Alisos Road. They eventual
Joan Lenz and I also birded the Valley today, concentrating on the Happy Canyon Area. It was a beautiful morning to be out. We spotted the flock of Cranes in the air over N. Alisos Road. They eventual
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By Florence Sanchez
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More Mesa
This evening I saw 5 harriers (one male) and a Short-eared Owl, as reported previously by Guy. -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA nlethaby@... Mobile: 805 284 6200 Work: 805 562 5106 -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, C
This evening I saw 5 harriers (one male) and a Short-eared Owl, as reported previously by Guy. -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA nlethaby@... Mobile: 805 284 6200 Work: 805 562 5106 -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, C
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By Nick Lethaby
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Foxen Canyon Road - Bald and Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk including dark phase, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
I had time this afternoon to go out Foxen Canyon and see if the raptor show was still on. Seemed to be 6-8 birds in the air everywhere I looked and many perched as well. Highlights were both eagle spe
I had time this afternoon to go out Foxen Canyon and see if the raptor show was still on. Seemed to be 6-8 birds in the air everywhere I looked and many perched as well. Highlights were both eagle spe
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By Peter Schneekloth
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San Lorenzo Seminary, 2019-12-13
I briefly checked the subject location for the upcoming Cachuma CBC. Alas, there wasn't much. Best bird was a FERRUGINOUS HAWK. There was also a flock of 20+ HORNED LARK that should be checked more th
I briefly checked the subject location for the upcoming Cachuma CBC. Alas, there wasn't much. Best bird was a FERRUGINOUS HAWK. There was also a flock of 20+ HORNED LARK that should be checked more th
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By Wim van Dam
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Santa Ynez Valley This AM
Birding several spots around the valley with Mark Holmgren and Adrian O’Lochlen. Highlights were a male Vermillion Flycatcher at Casey Rd and the continuing Sandhill Cranes at N Alisal Rd. ebird repor
Birding several spots around the valley with Mark Holmgren and Adrian O’Lochlen. Highlights were a male Vermillion Flycatcher at Casey Rd and the continuing Sandhill Cranes at N Alisal Rd. ebird repor
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By Glenn Kincaid
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Solitary sandpiper in Carpinteria 2 messages
This afternoon a solitary sandpiper was at Lake Jocelyn in Carpinteria. The bird was in and out of view walking amongst the stalks of cut tule in the far northwest corner of the pond. It seems possibl
This afternoon a solitary sandpiper was at Lake Jocelyn in Carpinteria. The bird was in and out of view walking amongst the stalks of cut tule in the far northwest corner of the pond. It seems possibl
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By Eric Culbertson
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Keep an eye on your feeders for the Santa Barbara CBC!
All, The Santa Barbara Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for Saturday, January 4th. In addition to all the talented birders who will fan out across the count circle on that day, we wanted to reach out
All, The Santa Barbara Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for Saturday, January 4th. In addition to all the talented birders who will fan out across the count circle on that day, we wanted to reach out
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By Libby Patten
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Prairie Merlin in Goleta
This afternoon a Merlin hunted from atop one of the star pines at Hollister Elementary School in Goleta. It was very pale. I took some photos and sent them to Jerry Liguori, who knows his bird of prey
This afternoon a Merlin hunted from atop one of the star pines at Hollister Elementary School in Goleta. It was very pale. I took some photos and sent them to Jerry Liguori, who knows his bird of prey
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By Hugh Ranson
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SM/Guadalupe CBC
All: The Santa Maria/Guadalupe CBC is scheduled for December 22, 2019. We still have room for birders of all skill levels. If you are interested, please contact me. John Deacon 805-314-8201 -- John De
All: The Santa Maria/Guadalupe CBC is scheduled for December 22, 2019. We still have room for birders of all skill levels. If you are interested, please contact me. John Deacon 805-314-8201 -- John De
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By John Deacon
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Pacific Golden-Plover at Devereux -- 4 pics
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By Mark Holmgren
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Joan Lentz article in LA Times today
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-12/habitat-restoration-north-campus-open-space-christmas-bird-count Shared via the Google app
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-12/habitat-restoration-north-campus-open-space-christmas-bird-count Shared via the Google app
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By Ria Marsh
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Pacific Golden-Plover at Devereux
At the mouth of Devereux Slough where water meets beach is a single Pacific Golden-Plover mixed in with the black bellies. Mark Holmgren Santa Barbara
At the mouth of Devereux Slough where water meets beach is a single Pacific Golden-Plover mixed in with the black bellies. Mark Holmgren Santa Barbara
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By Mark Holmgren
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Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access) - Weekly Survey, 60 species with continuing SageThrasher, Ferruginous Hawk and uptick in Purple Finch
The improved weather this week brought out the birders and the birds as a full survey crew managed 60 species in spite of not being able to drive roads up canyon. Highlights were the continuing Sage T
The improved weather this week brought out the birders and the birds as a full survey crew managed 60 species in spite of not being able to drive roads up canyon. Highlights were the continuing Sage T
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By Peter Schneekloth
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Santa Maria Sewage
SB Birders, I made a brief stop by the sewage treatment works on Black Road in Santa Maria. There is not really much to report but 2 adult Iceland ( Thayer’s) and one juvenile, 7 Herring Gulls and 4 G
SB Birders, I made a brief stop by the sewage treatment works on Black Road in Santa Maria. There is not really much to report but 2 adult Iceland ( Thayer’s) and one juvenile, 7 Herring Gulls and 4 G
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By Wes Fritz
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American Bittern @ LLC 3 messages
Good and prolonged views of an American Bittern at Lake Los Carneros this am (Tues). It was near the west end of the dam. David and Jeff were the first to report it although it was found earlier by an
Good and prolonged views of an American Bittern at Lake Los Carneros this am (Tues). It was near the west end of the dam. David and Jeff were the first to report it although it was found earlier by an
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By Adrian O'Loghlen
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Goleta Beach Gulls 2 messages
I did a quick tour of Goleta Beach around 2:15 PM today. I was surprised to see no sandpipers of any type but there were hundreds of gulls, mostly on the bay, both east and west of the pier. Numbers a
I did a quick tour of Goleta Beach around 2:15 PM today. I was surprised to see no sandpipers of any type but there were hundreds of gulls, mostly on the bay, both east and west of the pier. Numbers a
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By Steven Gaulin
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Vesper Sparrow
Dan Conroy-Beam and I met at the San Marcos Foothills Preserve at 4:00 PM yesterday (12-9-2019) to look for the recently reported harriers and Short-eared Owls. We stayed until 5:15 without seeing eit
Dan Conroy-Beam and I met at the San Marcos Foothills Preserve at 4:00 PM yesterday (12-9-2019) to look for the recently reported harriers and Short-eared Owls. We stayed until 5:15 without seeing eit
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By Steven Gaulin
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Scouting the Sta Ynez River
John Callender and I scouted the route I’ve had on the Cachuma CBC for 19 years. John found all the special birds: Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler (not common in winter on the north side of
John Callender and I scouted the route I’ve had on the Cachuma CBC for 19 years. John found all the special birds: Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler (not common in winter on the north side of
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By Mark Holmgren
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White-throated Swifts
Salvar Road is the first right off Via Chapparal N. of Cathedral Oaks in Santa Barbara. Salvar consists mainly of a bridge crossing CA 154. This morning around 10:30 there were at least a dozen White-
Salvar Road is the first right off Via Chapparal N. of Cathedral Oaks in Santa Barbara. Salvar consists mainly of a bridge crossing CA 154. This morning around 10:30 there were at least a dozen White-
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By Steven Gaulin
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