BIRDCHAT for Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Point Pelee   David M. Gascoigne   2:53am   RFI - Removing plates from guide   Bkbirdr(AT)aol.com   5:33am   Re: RFI - Removing plates from guide   Bkbirdr(AT)aol.com   5:38am   Birding in Bozeman-Yellowstone region   Richard Cimino   11:02am   Re: Birding in Bozeman-Yellowstone region   Nelson8908(AT)aol.com   11:27am   BIRDLIFE NEWS ALERT - Europe   Carol Anderson   12:00pm   Top 10 ways to be a better birder   Rob Fergus    3:48pm

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Subject: Point Pelee
From: "David M. Gascoigne" <bateleur27(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 2:53am

We spent last weekend at Point Pelee and I have completed a trip report if
anyone would like a copy. I will post it to my blog later when we assemble some
suitable pictures to go along with it. In the meantime, feel free to request it
and I will email a copy to you in PDF format.
David M. Gascoigne
Waterloo, ON
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Subject: RFI - Removing plates from guide
From: Bkbirdr(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 May 2008 5:33am

I use a much simpler "do-it-yourself" method than most of those described. No 
Kinko's necessary--and no cost, other than buying a second copy of the guide 
(I always do this to a 2nd copy, but that's optional.) If the book is perfect 
bound (i.e., glued and not stiched) as most of these large guides are, I 
simply take a mat cutting knife and slice directly through the spine, isolating
the
plate section. I leave the covers attached to the text section and retape 
that back together with heavy duty packing tape. For covers on the plate
section,
I take heavy-duty, colored file folders and cut a new cover to size; then 
tape the back of the book index to both the front and back covers (if there is
no
back of the book single page index, available online somewhere, I create my 
own.) I use heavy-duty clear packing tape to "laminate" the entire front and 
back covers for rain protection. Then retape the covers to the plate section.  

Did this with my Ecuador guide on a recent trip and it held up even in heavy 
heavy rain. You can include the full index with the plates, or not...I don't 
usually (to save weight) but there were times in Ecuador I wished I had the 
full index with the plates, so I may do that next time.

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Subject: Re: RFI - Removing plates from guide
From: Bkbirdr(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 May 2008 5:38am

I forgot to sign that last post regarding the book plates, so before I get 
chastized by the list owners :) it was from:

Janet Zinn
Brooklyn, NY
www.janetzinnphotography.com

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Subject: Birding in Bozeman-Yellowstone region
From: "Richard Cimino" <rscimino(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 11:02am

Hi All
I'll be spending a few weeks in the Bozeman / Yellowstone National Pk.
region starting May 23th to June 5th.
I'm collecting a list of local hot spots from the Montana State Audubon web
site.
But I know the locals always have the coolest migrant traps, ditches, small
swamps and dead trees that have the best local birds.
Anyhow if this posting reach anyone which may have time to bird during the
weekday please e mail me .
I'm driving and I'm paying for the gas, all you'll have to do is point me
in the right direction.

Richard Cimino a.k.a. Raven
ravengroups(AT)gmail.com
Pleasanton, Alameda County, Cal.
ABA - 94566
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Subject: Re: Birding in Bozeman-Yellowstone region
From: Nelson8908(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 May 2008 11:27am

rich .. and all

i will be in the yellowstone region as well for a week .. 5/26.   would love 
to hear the response to this if you get a personal response.....

will be with family ... but no one gets up as early as i do so hoping to 
sneak in some birding moments.

i envy you spending so much time there ... enjoy

connie nelson
fremont, ca

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Subject: BIRDLIFE NEWS ALERT - Europe
From: "Carol Anderson" <mayancarol(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 12:00pm

I hope those of you planning trips to Europe might find this
interesting/alarming.
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New items on the BirdLife International website:

Hundreds of nature sites at risk from EU transport projects
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/05/tent.html

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Subject: Top 10 ways to be a better birder
From: Rob Fergus <birdchaser(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 3:48pm

I've got my own ideas listed online at 
http://birdchaser.blogspot.com/2008/05/top-10-ways-to-be-better-birder.html.

What are your own thoughts on this?

Rob Fergus
Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania
http://birdchaser.blogspot.com

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