The best place to report bird sightings in Connecticut is on the CTBirds free, public, moderated email list server. CTBirds is generally the fastest way to find out about bird sightings in Connecticut (though the list provides a wealth of information, not just sighting reports!). While anyone can read CTBirds<\/a> posts on the web, you must subscribe to CTBirds to be able to post messages<\/strong> <\/em>to the list. We created CTBirds, an open discussion email list, for the Connecticut birding community to discuss birds and birding in the state. Tell everyone about what you are seeing, ask questions about birds or places to bird, discuss bird conservation or details of bird identification, it is up to you. Anything about Connecticut birds or of interest to Connecticut birders is appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We hope it will be used in the following ways :<\/p>\n\n\n\n The actual value of the list will be determined by those who choose to participate, and we hope that will include you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please take some time to read this page as it will help you understand important features and options of CTBirds. Many common questions are answered on this page. You may save yourself and CTBirds list administrators a lot of time if you spend a few minutes reading here.<\/p>\n\n\n Posts to CTBirds must come from an email address that is subscribed to the list. Subscribers may choose to have the list come to them via email or you can go to the list via a web browser. Email subscribers may choose between receiving each email<\/em> as they are submitted, receiving a digest<\/em> combining several messages up to a few times a day, or not receiving any messages <\/em> (which will allow you to post from that subscribed email address). You may subscribe more than one email address to the list for posting purposes, but receive mail at only one address.<\/p>\n Subscription requests and changes are most easily managed at: https:\/\/lists.ctbirding.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org<\/a> Two More Ways to Access CTBirds<\/strong><\/p>\n CTBirds can also be accessed using any web browser in several locations but we only manage the first one listed:<\/p>\n Reports sent to CTBirds are sent immediately to everyone subscribed to the list, appear on Empathy immediately and usually quickly on ABA birding news, too.<\/p>\n When you sign up for this list you will begin receiving new messages immediately. There may be a short wait before you can post while a moderator tries to be sure you are a person and not a spambot. You can choose between receiving each message, or a digest of messages, and can even suspend receiving messages entirely. After signing up you will receive an email with instructions on completing the process.<\/p>\n\n\n Missing messages?<\/strong> Check your Junk\/Spam folder and train your mail app by marking misclassified messages as “Not Spam” or “Not Junk”. New subscribers will often need to train their mail app not to treat CTBirds email as Spam. Keep doing it and it should eventually learn not to classify it that way (look around, you might be surprised at what is not classified correctly in your Spam folder). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Can I include photos or add attachments to my posts?<\/strong> No, CTBirds is a text-only list. However, you may include links to places where you have uploaded a photo (Google Photos, Dropbox, Flickr, and many, many other places – do a search). Please DON’T add photos or attachments as your message will be held automatically, creating more work for the list administrators. Use links to your photo sites instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why is my message being held for moderation? <\/strong>Common reasons for messages being held include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n How can I get a graphic or a photo associated with my posting profile instead of those boring initials?<\/strong> First, you’ll need to register with the Affinity app<\/a> and then you can update your profile<\/a>. 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If you suspect that you’re having email problems, consider accessing CTBirds using the Empathy app via a web browser (mentioned above) until your email problems can be resolved. As noted, you can do everything (and more) including posting, using your web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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* You’ve exceeded the 12K size limit for messages. Sometimes long messages are justified but they will require intervention by a list moderator if they exceed this limit. If you’re in a hurry for a message to be seen, be sure to limit the size of your post.
* You’ve replied to a digest of posts that you received without trimming the text to only the relevant parts of the digest<\/em>. This happens more often than your friendly list administrators would like so please be careful not to post an entire digest.
* Posts by subscribers with excessively long signatures seem to reach the 12K size limit more often than others. Trim your signatures, please.
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